manage Copy link Outline I. To attend to1. cūro, prōcūro, 1 (the latter, of m.ing some one's business for him)2. admĭnistro, 1 (esp. on a large scale)3. gĕro, ssi, stum, 3 (esp. but not solely, of public affairs)4. dispenso, 1 (as a steward)5. mŏdĕror, 1II. To preside over, directIII. To control a horse, ship, etc. • manage: I. To attend to: 1. cūro, prōcūro, 1 (the latter, of m.ing some one's business for him): v. to attend to (4, 5). 2. admĭnistro, 1 (esp. on a large scale): to m. one's fortune, rem familiarem ad. Cic. Inv. 1, 25, 35: to inquire into and m. the entire business, totam rem cognoscere et ad., id. Fam. 13, 11: to m. the commonwealth, a province, etc., remp., provinciam ad., Cic.: v. to administer. 3. gĕro, ssi, stum, 3 (esp. but not solely, of public affairs): to m. and govern the state, g. et administrare remp., Cic. Fin. 3, 20, 68 (suam rem bene gerere et publicam, Enn. in Cic. Fam. 7, 6). Join: [nostra] gerere, regere, gubernare, Cic. Att. 16, 2, ad init. 4. dispenso, 1 (as a steward): to m. domestic affairs, res domesticas d., Cic. Att. 11, 1. 5. mŏdĕror, 1: v. to control, govern. II. To preside over, direct: admĭnistro, gŭberno, etc.: v. supr. (2, 3); and to govern. III. To control a horse, ship, etc.: Phr.: to be well able to m. a horse, equo optime uti, Cic. Deiot. 10, 20: skilful in m.ing a horse, habilis equo, Liv. 24, 48, med.: cf. equum moderari ac flectere, Caes. B. G. 4, 33: so, to m. a ship (control its course), navim moderari, Cic. Inv. 1, 51, 154: see also to control.