Definition of micromanage
transitive verb
: to manage especially with excessive control or attention to details
intransitive verb
: to direct or conduct the activities of a group or an enterprise by micromanaging them
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Examples of micromanage in a Sentence
He micromanaged every detail of the budget.
Recent Examples of micromanage from the Web
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Both have high standards of excellence, and tend to micromanage situations: Remy controls Linguini and his cooking like a marionette, by pulling on his hair, and curses the heavens for his plight in life.
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First Known Use of micromanage
1976
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MICROMANAGE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of micromanage for English Language Learners
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: to try to control or manage all the small parts of (something, such as an activity) in a way that is usually not wanted or that causes problems
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