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managed

[man-ij] Origin

man·age

[man-ij] verb, -aged, -ag·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
2.
to take charge or care of: to manage my investments.
3.
to dominate or influence (a person) by tact, flattery, or artifice: He manages the child with exemplary skill.
4.
to handle, direct, govern, or control in action or use: She managed the boat efficiently.
5.
to wield (a weapon, tool, etc.).
EXPAND
6.
to handle or train (a horse) in the exercises of the manège.
7.
Archaic. to use sparingly or with judgment, as health or money; husband.
COLLAPSE
verb (used without object)
8.
to conduct business, commercial affairs, etc.; be in charge: Who will manage while the boss is away?
9.
to continue to function, progress, or succeed, usually despite hardship or difficulty; get along: How will he manage with his wife gone? It was a rough time, but we managed.

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Managed is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

Origin:
1555–65; earlier manege < Italian maneggiare to handle, train (horses), derivative of mano < Latin manus hand

o·ver·man·age, verb (used with object), -aged, -ag·ing.
qua·si-man·aged, adjective
self-man·ag·ing, adjective
un·der·man·age, verb (used with object), -aged, -ag·ing.
un·der·man·aged, adjective
EXPAND
un·man·aged, adjective
well-man·aged, adjective
COLLAPSE


1. arrange, contrive. 4. guide, conduct, regulate, engineer. See rule. 5. handle, manipulate.

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Word Origin & History

manage
1560s, probably from It. maneggiare "to handle," esp. "to control a horse," from L. manus "hand" (see manual). Influenced by Fr. manège "horsemanship" (earliest English sense was of handling horses), which also was from the Italian. Extended to other objects or business
EXPAND
from 1570s. Slang sense of "get by" first recorded 1650s. Related: Managed; managing.
COLLAPSE
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