administrate
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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have administratedperfect
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has administratedperfect 3rd person singular
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is administratingprogressive 3rd person singular
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has been administratingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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administratingparticiple
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have been administratingperfect progressive
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administratessingular 3rd person
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are administratingprogressive
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am administratingprogressive 1st person singular
Past
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had administratedperfect
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had been administratingperfect progressive
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was administratingprogressive singular
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were administratingprogressive plural
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administratedparticiple
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administratedsimple
Future
Etymology
Origin of administrate
1630–40; < Latin administrātus, past participle of administrāre to administer; see -ate 1
Explanation
To administrate is to manage or run something. People who administrate are in charge. An administrator is someone in charge of something, like the president of a college. To administrate is to run something, the way a CEO runs a company. Administrating means making major decisions, hiring and firing people, and taking credit and blame for what a business or organization does. It can help you remember what this word means if you remember that the current members of the executive branch of the U.S. are called the administration.
Vocabulary lists containing administrate
Example Sentences
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In order to set this up quickly, then-Conservative government ministers accepted an offer from Palantir to build a system to administrate the scheme, based on its Foundry platform, for free for six months.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Thao first placed Armstrong on paid administrate leave in January to review investigations by the department’s federal monitor that found the police chief responsible for gross dereliction of duty in the sergeant’s misconduct cases.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023
The way to think of a magistrate is as the Romans meant it: one empowered to administrate.
From Fox News • Aug. 6, 2020
“You cannot recruit, you cannot train, you cannot retain, and you cannot administrate, ” he said.
From New York Times • May 12, 2016
"Does the president of the Bold Bucks pretend to administrate a court of honor?" he sneered heavily.
From The Lion's Skin by Sabatini, Rafael
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