Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Manage \Man"age\, n. [F. man[`e]ge, It. maneggio, fr. maneggiare
   to manage, fr. L. manushand. Perhaps somewhat influenced by
   F. m['e]nage housekeeping, OF. mesnage, akin to E. mansion.
   See {Manual}, and cf. {Manege}.]
   The handling or government of anything, but esp. of a horse;
   management; administration. See {Manege}. [Obs.]

         Young men, in the conduct and manage of actions,
         embrace more than they can hold.         --Bacon.

         Down, down I come; like glistering Pha["e]thon

         Wanting the manage of unruly jades. --Shak.

         The unlucky manage of this fatal brawl.  --Shak.

   Note: This word, in its limited sense of management of a
         horse, has been displaced by manege; in its more
         general meaning, by management.

Manage \Man"age\, v. i.
   To direct affairs; to carry on business or affairs; to
   administer.

         Leave them to manage for thee.           --Dryden.

Manage \Man"age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Managed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Managing}.] [From {Manage}, n.]
   1. To have under control and direction; to conduct; to guide;
      to administer; to treat; to handle.

            Long tubes are cumbersome, and scarce to be easily
            managed.                              --Sir I.
                                                  Newton.

            What wars Imanage, and what wreaths I gain. --Prior.

   2. 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.

            It was so much his interest to manage his Protestant
            subjects.                             --Addison.

            It was not her humor to manage those over whom she
            had gained an ascendant.              --Bp. Hurd.

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

   4. To treat with care; to husband. --Dryden.

   5. To bring about; to contrive. --Shak.

   Syn: To direct; govern; control; wield; order; contrive;
        concert; conduct; transact.

Source : WordNet®

manage
     v 1: be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading
          us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She
          pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable
          of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs"
          [syn: {pull off}, {negociate}, {bring off}, {carry off}]
          [ant: {fail}]
     2: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with
        this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts";
        "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"
        [syn: {deal}, {care}, {handle}]
     3: come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just
        a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread
        every day" [syn: {cope}, {get by}, {make out}, {make do},
        {contend}, {grapple}, {deal}]
     4: watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" [syn: {oversee},
         {supervise}, {superintend}]
     5: achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
        [syn: {wangle}, {finagle}]
     6: carry on or manage; "We could do with a little more help
        around here" [syn: {do}]