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Manage [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Conduct; administration; as the manage of the state or kingdom.

2. Government; control, as of a horse, or the exercise of riding him.

3. Discipline; governance; direction.

4. Use; application or treatment.

5. Quicksilver will not endure the manage of the fire.

6. [This word is nearly obsolete in all its applications, unless in reference to horses. We now use management.]

Manage [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To direct or conduct affairs; to carry on concerns or business.

2. Leave them to manage for thee.

Manage [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To conduct; to carry on; to direct the concerns of; as, to manage a farm; to manage the affairs of a family.

2. What wars I manage and what wreaths I gain.

3. To train or govern, as a horse.

4. They vault from hunters to the managed steed.

5. To govern; to control; to make tame or tractable; as, the buffalo is too refractory to be managed.

6. To wield; to move or use in the manner desired; to have under command.

7. Long tubes are cumbersome, and scarce to be easily managed.

8. To make subservient.

9. Antony managed him to his own views.

10. To husband; to treat with caution or sparingly.

11. The less he had to lose, the less he car'd

12. To manage lithesome life, when love was the reward.

13. To treat with caution or judgment; to govern with address.

14. It was much his interest to manage his protestant subjects.

Manage [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The handling or government of anything, but esp. of a horse; management; administration. See Manege.

2. To have under control and direction; to conduct; to guide; to administer; to treat; to handle.

3. Hence: Esp., to guide by careful or delicate treatment; to wield with address; to make subservient by artful conduct; to bring around cunningly to one's plans.

4. To train in the manege, as a horse; to exercise in graceful or artful action.

5. To treat with care; to husband.

6. To bring about; to contrive.

Manage [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To direct affairs; to carry on business or affairs; to administer.

Manageability [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The state or quality of being manageable; manageableness.

Manageable [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Easy to be used or directed to its proper purpose; not difficult to be moved or wielded. Heavy cannon are not very manageable

2. Governable; tractable; that may be controlled; as a manageable horse.

3. That may be made subservient to one's views or designs.

Manageable [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Such as can be managed or used; suffering control; governable; tractable; subservient; as, a manageable horse.

Manageableness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. The quality of being easily used, or directed to its proper purpose; as the manageableness of an instrument.

2. Tractableness; the quality of being susceptible of government and control; easiness to be governed.

Managed [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Conducted; carried on; trained by discipline; governed; controlled; wielded.

Managed [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Manage

Manageless [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Unmanageable.

Management [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Conduct; administration; manner of treating, directing or carrying on; as the management of a family or of a farm; the management of state affairs.

2. Cunning practice; conduct directed by art, design or prudence; contrivance.

3. Mark with what management their tribes divide.

4. Practice; transaction; dealing.

5. He had great management with ecclesiastics, in the view to be advanced to the pontificate.

6. Modulation; variation.

7. All directions as to the management of the voice, must be regarded as subsidiary to the expression of feeling.

Management [Verb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The act or art of managing; the manner of treating, directing, carrying on, or using, for a purpose; conduct; administration; guidance; control; as, the management of a family or of a farm; the management of state affairs.

2. Business dealing; negotiation; arrangement.

3. Judicious use of means to accomplish an end; conduct directed by art or address; skillful treatment; cunning practice; -- often in a bad sense.

4. The collective body of those who manage or direct any enterprise or interest; the board of managers.

Manager [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. One who has the conduct or direction of any thing; as the manager of a theater; the manager of a lottery, of a ball, etc.

2. A skilful manager of the rabble.

3. An artful manager that crept between--

4. A person who conducts business with economy and frugality; a good husband.

5. A prince of great aspiring thoughts; in the main, a manager of his treasure.

Manager [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One who manages; a conductor or director; as, the manager of a theater.

2. A person who conducts business or household affairs with economy and frugality; a good economist.

3. A contriver; an intriguer.

Managerial [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Of or pertaining to management or a manager; as, managerial qualities.

Managership [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The office or position of a manager.

Managery [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. conduct; direction; administration.

2. Husbandry; economy; frugality.

3. Manner of using.

4. [Little used or obsolete in all its applications.]

Managery [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Management; manner of using; conduct; direction.

2. Husbandry; economy; frugality.

Conduct Roget’s Thesaurus §692

N. conduct, behavior, deportment, comportment, carriage, maintien, demeanor, guise, bearing, manner, observance, dealing, transaction, business, tactics, game, game plan, policy, polity, generalship, statesmanship, seamanship, strategy, strategics, plan, management, husbandry, housekeeping, housewifery, stewardship, menage, regime, economy, economics, political economy, government, execution, manipulation, treatment, campaign, career, life, course, walk, race, record, course of conduct, line of conduct, line of action, line of proceeding, role, process, ways, practice, procedure, modus operandi, mo, method of operating, method &c, path

V. transact, execute, despatch, dispatch, proceed with, discharge, carry on, carry through, carry out, carry into effect, put into effect, work out, go through, get through, enact, put into practice, do, officiate, bear oneself, behave oneself, comport oneself, demean oneself, carry oneself, conduct oneself, acquit oneself, run a race, lead a life, play a game, take a course, adopt a course, steer one's course, shape one's course, play one's paint, play one's cards, shift for oneself, paddle one's own canoe, bail one's own boat, conduct, manage, supervise, participate, deal with, have to do with, treat, handle a case, take steps, take measures

Adj. conducting, strategical, businesslike, practical, executive

Direction Roget’s Thesaurus §693

N. direction, management, managery, government, gubernation, conduct, legislation, regulation, guidance, bossism, legislature, steerage, pilotage, reins, reins of government, helm, rudder, needle, compass, guiding star, load star, lode star, pole star, cynosure, supervision, superintendence, surveillance, oversight, eye of the master, control, charge, board of control, command, premiership, senatorship, director, chair, portfolio, statesmanship, statecraft, kingcraft, queencraft, ministry, ministration, administration, stewardship, proctorship, agency, director

V. direct, manage, govern, conduct, order, prescribe, cut out work for, bead, lead, lead the way, show the way, take the lead, lead on, regulate, guide, steer, pilot, tackle take the helm, be at the helm, have the reins, handle the reins, hold the reins, take the reins, drive, tool, superintend, supervise, overlook, control, keep in order, look after, see to, legislate for, administer, ministrate, matronize, have the care of, have the charge of, be in charge of, have charge of, take the direction, boss, boss one around, pull the strings, pull the wires, rule, have the direction, hold office, hold the portfolio, preside, preside at the board, take the chair, occupy the chair, be in the chair, pull the stroke oar

Adj. directing, hegemonic

Adv. at the helm, at the head of

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2 KJV and 17 BSB verses contain “manage”

Genesis 24:2

And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,

Daniel 2:49

Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.

And at Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to manage the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained in the king’s court.

Daniel 3:12

There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

But there are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who have ignored you, O king, and have refused to serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”

Luke 8:3

And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.

Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.

Luke 12:42

And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?

And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?

Luke 16:1

And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.

Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.

Luke 16:2

And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.

So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’

Luke 16:3

Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.

The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.

Luke 16:4

I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

I know what I will do, so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

Luke 16:6

And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager. ‘Sit down quickly, and write fifty.’

Luke 16:8

And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.

The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.

Acts 27:16

And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:

Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.

1 Timothy 3:4

One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.

1 Timothy 3:5

(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?

1 Timothy 3:12

Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.

1 Timothy 5:14

I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.

Titus 2:5

To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.

Rest of Esther 16:5

Oftentimes also fair speech of those, that are put in trust to manage their friends’ affairs, hath caused many that are in authority to be partakers of innocent blood, and hath enwrapped them in remediless calamities:

2 Maccabees 11:1

Not long after the, Lysias the king’s protector and cousin, who also managed the affairs, took sore displeasure for the things that were done.