administrate

[ad-min-uh-streyt]

verb (used with object), ad·min·is·trat·ed, ad·min·is·trat·ing.

Origin of administrate

1630–40; < Latin administrātus, past participle of administrāre to administer; see -ate¹

Related formssub·ad·min·is·trate, verb (used with object), sub·ad·min·is·trat·ed, sub·ad·min·is·trat·ing.

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Related Words for administrated

govern, dispense, execute, distribute, apportion, allocate, organize, run, oversee, manage, direct, superintend, supervise, dole, mete

Examples from the Web for administrated

Historical Examples of administrated

Pedro de Merida, canon of Palencia, administrated until the arrival of the archbishop.
The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII.
Juan Antonio Llorente
Their 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
The society is administrated by lay people, of whom the present officers are: MM.
Montreal 1535-1914, Volume II (of 2)
William Henry Atherton

British Dictionary definitions for administrated

administrate

verb

to manage or direct (the affairs of a business, institution, etc)

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Word Origin and History for administrated

administrate

1630s, from Latin administratus, past participle of administrare (see administer). In modern use a back-formation from administration. Related: Administrated; administrating.