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What is the verb for manliness?

What's the verb for manliness? Here's the word you're looking for.

man
  1. (transitive) To take up position in order to operate (something).
  2. (reflexive, possibly dated) To brace (oneself), to fortify or steel (oneself) in a manly way. (Compare man up.)
  3. (transitive, obsolete) To wait on, attend to or escort.
  4. (transitive, obsolete, chiefly falconry) To accustom (a raptor or other type of bird) to the presence of people.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “Hundreds of troops and police officers would man the checkpoints and roadblocks.”
      “We hired him to man the fabrication machinery.”
manned
manning
  1. present participle of man
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  3. Examples:
    1. “They are manning a political war room near the FleetCenter to respond to the Democrats.”
      “This was a major benefit because of the space and manning limitations on small craft.”
      “In order to keep up with projected growth and current manning demands, the SF training pipeline itself must expand.”
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