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administer
[ ad-min-uh-ster ]
verb (used with object)
- to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of:
to administer the law.
Synonyms: , , , , , , ,
- to bring into use or operation: to administer last rites.
to administer justice;
to administer last rites.
Synonyms: , ,
- to make application of; give:
to administer medicine.
- to supervise the formal taking of (an oath or the like).
- Law. to manage or dispose of, as a decedent's estate by an executor or administrator or a trust estate by a trustee.
verb (used without object)
- to contribute assistance; bring aid or supplies (usually followed by to ):
to administer to those in need of aid.
- to perform the duties of an administrator:
She administers quite effectively.
administer
/ əˈɪɪə /
verb
- also intr to direct or control (the affairs of a business, government, etc)
- to put into execution; dispense
administer justice
- whenintr, foll by to to give or apply (medicine, assistance, etc) as a remedy or relief
- to apply formally; perform
to administer extreme unction
- to supervise or impose the taking of (an oath, etc)
- to manage or distribute (an estate, property, etc)
Other Word Forms
- ···ٰԳ [ad-, min, -, uh, -str, uh, nt], noun
- ԴDza·i·ٰԳ adjective
- -·i·ٱ adjective
- -·i·ٱ·Բ adjective
- ܲa·i·ٱ adjective
- ɱ-·i·ٱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of administer1
Word History and Origins
Origin of administer1
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Example Sentences
Georgia also discovered a seldom acknowledged reality about work requirements — they’re immensely expensive to administer.
In the days since, tensions between India and Pakistan, which both claim Kashmir in full but administer it only in part, have significantly risen, with each side announcing retaliatory measures against the other.
Sally Reed, 67, who had two mastectomies after mammograms revealed breast cancer, told the BBC that "if something can save your life you should go for it" - whether it's administered by a woman or man.
Kashmir, which India and Pakistan claim in full but administer only in part, has been a flashpoint between the two nuclear-armed countries since they were partitioned in 1947.
It is administered by two industry groups, the Integrated Healthcare Assn. and the California Quality Collaborative.
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