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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Example sentences from the Web for administrate
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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