administrate
[ ad-min-uh-streyt ]
/ ædˈmɪn əˌstreɪt /
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verb (used with object), ad·min·is·trat·ed, ad·min·is·trat·ing.
to administer.
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Origin of administrate
OTHER WORDS FROM administrate
sub·ad·min·is·trate, verb (used with object), sub·ad·min·is·trat·ed, sub·ad·min·is·trat·ing.Dictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use administrate in a sentence
Pedro de Merida, canon of Palencia, administrated until the arrival of the archbishop.
The society is administrated by lay people, of whom the present officers are: MM.
Montreal 1535-1914, Volume II (of 2)|William Henry AthertonTheir general principle of government was the same, but it was not administrated in the same way.
South Africa and the Boer-British War, Volume I|J. Castell Hopkins
British Dictionary definitions for administrate
administrate
/ (ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪt) /
verb
to manage or direct (the affairs of a business, institution, etc)
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