administrate
Origin of administrate
1Other words from administrate
- sub·ad·min·is·trate, verb (used with object), sub·ad·min·is·trat·ed, sub·ad·min·is·trat·ing.
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How to use administrate in a sentence
But the mother was wise, and aware of the clanger, kept in her own hands the administrating of the medicine.
Weighed and Wanting | George MacDonaldHe had all the drains up and most of the garden with them, and stood administrative on heaps—administrating whisky to the workmen.
Tono Bungay | H. G. WellsWhether the stream shall be a curse or a blessing, depends upon man's labour, and administrating intelligence.
Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy | John RuskinI am complaining bitterly to others, I should be administrating comfort; but even this is one way of comfort.
Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. I (of 2) | Samuel Taylor ColeridgeThe work of starting and administrating the societies is seldom paid, and many farmers give much time to it gratuitously.
British Dictionary definitions for administrate
/ (ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪt) /
to manage or direct (the affairs of a business, institution, etc)
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