| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To control the course of (an activity): carry on, conduct, direct, manage, run, steer. See OVER. 2. To react in a specified way: act, behave, function, perform, work. See ACTION. 3. To control or direct the functioning of: manage, run, use, work. See CONTROL. 4. To perform a function effectively: function, go, run, take, work. See THRIVE.
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