maneggiare.
to use with a technical purpose; to handle
Meaning & usage
to use with a technical purpose; to handle
maneggiare un'attrezzo
to mould/mold or sculpt
maneggiare l'argilla
to master
maneggiare una lingua
to administer
to train (a horse for horseracing)
to exploit (someone's) submissiveness or passivity
to palpate (an animal for slaughter) to check the degree of fattening
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *manizāre (“handle”). Derivable from mano (“hand”) + -eggiare (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with Sicilian manijari.
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