administer
to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of: to administer the law.
to bring into use or operation: to administer justice;to administer last rites.
to make application of; give: to administer medicine.
to supervise the formal taking of (an oath or the like).
Law. to manage or dispose of, as a decedent's estate by an executor or administrator or a trust estate by a trustee.
to contribute assistance; bring aid or supplies (usually followed by to): to administer to those in need of aid.
to perform the duties of an administrator: She administers quite effectively.
Origin of administer
1synonym study For administer
Other words for administer
Other words from administer
- ad·min·is·trant [ad-min-uh-struhnt], /ædˈmɪn ə strənt/, noun
- non·ad·min·is·trant, adjective
- self-ad·min·is·tered, adjective
- self-ad·min·is·ter·ing, adjective
- un·ad·min·is·tered, adjective
- well-ad·min·is·tered, adjective
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How to use administer in a sentence
All of those enrolled, however, were given the plasma and the antibody levels weren’t checked before it was administered, making it difficult to determine exactly how much benefit patients would get over current care.
Trump’s push to approve COVID-19 convalescent plasma treatment could delay efforts to better understand it | Claire Zillman, reporter | August 24, 2020 | FortuneIn the interview, Liu said that he expects one dose of Sinopharm’s vaccine to be 97% effective in producing an immune response, a rate that would climb to close to 100% once a second dose is administered 28 days later.
A Chinese company says its vaccine will be ready by December—but it won’t be cheap | Grady McGregor | August 22, 2020 | FortuneSo far, federal health authorities have offered little detail about their plans for administering vaccines.
U.S. will conduct an unofficial dry run of a COVID-19 vaccine campaign this fall | Claire Zillman, reporter | August 19, 2020 | FortuneThe measure targets psychologists who administer conversion therapy and would suspend their licenses for at least five years.
Even after vaccines are administered to the general public, researchers will be on the lookout for even rarer safety concerns, such as autoimmune diseases triggered by the vaccine, Kuritzkes says.
Here’s what we know about Russia’s unverified coronavirus vaccine | Tina Hesman Saey | August 11, 2020 | Science News
The Liberian AIDS commission is now going door-to-door to administer antiretroviral medications to known patients.
What’s Worse Than Ebola in West Africa? Almost Everything | Barbie Latza Nadeau | October 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“We hired Eisenhower to run the Cold War, not administer shots,” says Pitney.
Dr. Barry Rosenfeld, a psychologist who directs clinical training at Fordham University, did not just administer tests.
At my practice we medical providers administer vaccines ourselves, and I pride myself at doing it very well.
Pediatrician: Don’t Make Me the Bad Guy By Teasing Your Kid About Shots | Russell Saunders | February 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen Jerry Lee was taken home and his car was towed from the ditch, the deputies forgot to administer a test for intoxication.
The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis | Richard Ben Cramer | January 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI have to administer the bottle drop by drop till it is exhausted, and if I fail the king dies.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteThe Act of Incorporation empowered the detectors to take and to administer to their servants an oath of fidelity.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayThe priest may be obliged to administer baptism, to hear confession, to give the Viaticum and Extreme Unction.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyIt was thus they named a cross-road where the martyr king used to sit under an oak-tree and administer justice.
Chicot the Jester | Alexandre Dumas, PerePrevious to this Mr. Smith had brought in a bill to administer these trusts by a system of popular election.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
British Dictionary definitions for administer
/ (ədˈmɪnɪstə) /
(also intr) to direct or control (the affairs of a business, government, etc)
to put into execution; dispense: administer justice
(when intr, foll by to) to give or apply (medicine, assistance, etc) as a remedy or relief
to apply formally; perform: to administer extreme unction
to supervise or impose the taking of (an oath, etc)
to manage or distribute (an estate, property, etc)
Origin of administer
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