administrate

[ad-min-uh-streyt]

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

to administer.

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 administrating

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

Examples from the Web for administrating

Historical Examples of administrating

But the mother was wise, and aware of the clanger, kept in her own hands the administrating of the medicine.
Weighed and Wanting
George MacDonald
The work of starting and administrating the societies is seldom paid, and many farmers give much time to it gratuitously.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3
Various
I 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 Coleridge
Whether 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 Ruskin
I kant tell yu whether thare is enny pertikular etiket to be observed in administrating a kiss or not.
The Complete Works of Josh Billings
Henry W. Shaw

British Dictionary definitions for administrating

administrate

verb

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

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Word Origin and History for administrating

administrate

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