administer

[ ad-min-uh-ster ]

/ ædˈmɪn ə stər /

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verb (used with object)

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.

verb (used without object)

to contribute assistance; bring aid or supplies (usually followed by to): to administer to the poor.

to perform the duties of an administrator: She administers quite effectively.

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Words nearby administer

admete, admetus, admin, admin., adminicle, administer, administered price, administerial, administrable, administrate, administration

Origin of administer

1325–75; < Latin administrāre to assist, carry out, manage the affairs of (see ad-, minister); replacing Middle English amynistre (with a-⁵) < Middle French aministrer

SYNONYMS FOR administer

1 conduct, control, execute; direct, superintend, supervise, oversee.

2 distribute, supply, furnish.

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OTHER WORDS FROM administer

ad·min·is·trant

[ad-min-uh-struhnt] /ædˈmɪn ə strənt/, nounnon·ad·min·is·trant, adjectiveself-ad·min·is·tered, adjectiveself-ad·min·is·ter·ing, adjective

un·ad·min·is·tered, adjectivewell-ad·min·is·tered, adjective

synonym study for administer

1. See rule.

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Example sentences from the Web for administer

The Liberian AIDS commission is now going door-to-door to administer antiretroviral medications to known patients.
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“We hired Eisenhower to run the Cold War, not administer shots,” says Pitney.
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Dr. Barry Rosenfeld, a psychologist who directs clinical training at Fordham University, did not just administer tests.
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When Jerry Lee was taken home and his car was towed from the ditch, the deputies forgot to administer a test for intoxication.
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We must be careful not to administer a vaccine against faith to them.
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An excellent hospital is established there, with a house adequate for the religious who administer it.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXIII, 1629-30|Various
It was four hundred miles to the nearest man who was authorized to administer an oath.
Then and Now|Robert Vaughn
See and hear—the senses must administer to the understanding.
Opuscula|Robert Gordon Latham
Take then the robe of Romulus, and administer the laws of Rome.
The Letters of Cassiodorus|Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)
The men who administer the government of India have a chronically difficult job on their hands.
Drugging a Nation|Samuel Merwin

British Dictionary definitions for administer

administer

/ (ədˈmɪnɪstə) /

verb (mainly tr)

(also intr) to direct or control (the affairs of a business, government, etc)

to put into execution; dispenseadminister justice

(when intr, foll by to) to give or apply (medicine, assistance, etc) as a remedy or relief

to apply formally; performto administer extreme unction

to supervise or impose the taking of (an oath, etc)

to manage or distribute (an estate, property, etc)

Word Origin for administer

C14: amynistre, via Old French from Latin administrare, from ad- to + ministrāre to minister

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administer

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verb (used without object)

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