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 the poor.
- to perform the duties of an administrator: She administers quite effectively.
Origin of administer
Synonyms for administer
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Related Words for administering
execute, oversee, supervise, conduct, direct, govern, administrate, authorize, impose, extend, give, provide, serve, distribute, deliver, disburse, perform, apply, regulate, controlExamples from the Web for administering
Contemporary Examples of administering
She was administering CPR when an FDNY ambulance arrived and those paramedics took over.
Sure, I can counsel concerned parents that none of the childhood vaccines I will be administering contain thimerosal.
The first shot of his face is sort-of a peek-a-boo in between bouts of administering some, um, oral pleasure.
‘True Blood’ Star Ryan Kwanten Looks Back on Jason Stackhouse’s Craziest ScenesKevin Fallon
June 22, 2014
Administering chemotherapy in hospital outpatient settings is even more expensive, studies show.
Brutalized prison guards contributed to the misery, mistreating the mentally ill and administering cruel interrogations.
Historical Examples of administering
But I have not what is necessary for administering the last sacraments.
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
That justice it is my joy to feel that my hand has brought its administering about.
The Golden WomanRidgwell Cullum
Administering reproof and punishment for offences as they occur.
The TeacherJacob Abbott
Fuseli thought the occasion a worthy one for administering a rebuke.
Art in EnglandDutton Cook
A more insulting method of administering a rebuke could not have been devised.
John Quincy AdamsJohn. T. Morse
administer
- (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
Word Origin and History for administering
administer
late 14c., administren, aministren "to manage as a steward," from Old French amenistrer "help, aid, be of service to" (12c., Modern French administrer, the -d- restored 16c.), and directly from Latin administrare "manage, control, guide, superintend; rule direct," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + ministrare "serve" (see minister (v.)). Used of medicine, etc., "to give," from 1540s. Related: Administered; administering.