"micromanage" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-us-micromanage.ogg [US] Forms: micromanages [present, singular, third-person], micromanaging [participle, present], micromanaged [participle, past], micromanaged [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from micromanagement. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|micromanagement}} Back-formation from micromanagement Head templates: {{en-verb}} micromanage (third-person singular simple present micromanages, present participle micromanaging, simple past and past participle micromanaged)
  1. To manage, direct, or control a person, group, or system to an unnecessary level of detail or precision.
    Sense id: en-micromanage-en-verb-sfZL2UTQ Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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