Administer

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To have charge of; manage.
  • v. To give or apply in a formal way: administer the last rites.
  • v. To apply as a remedy: administer a sedative.
  • v. To direct the taking of (an oath).
  • v. To mete out; dispense: administer justice.
  • v. To manage or dispose of (a trust or estate) under a will or official appointment.
  • v. To impose, offer, or tender (an oath, for example).
  • verb-intransitive. To manage as an administrator.
  • verb-intransitive. To minister: administering to their every whim.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To cause to take, either by openly offering or through deceit.
  • v. To apportion out, as in administering justice.
  • v. To manage or supervise the conduct, performance or execution of; to govern or regulate the parameters for the conduct, performance or execution of; to work in an administrative capacity.
  • v. To minister to, as in administering to the sick.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To manage or conduct, as public affairs; to direct or superintend the execution, application, or conduct of.
  • v. To dispense; to serve out; to supply; execute.
  • v. To apply, as medicine or a remedy; to give, as a dose or something beneficial or suitable. Extended to a blow, a reproof, etc.
  • v. To tender, as an oath.
  • v. To settle, as the estate of one who dies without a will, or whose will fails of an executor.
  • verb-intransitive. To contribute; to bring aid or supplies; to conduce; to minister.
  • verb-intransitive. To perform the office of administrator; to act officially.
  • n. Administrator.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To manage or conduct as minister, chief agent, or steward; super-intend the management or execution of; control or regulate in behalf of others: as, to administer the laws or the government, or a department of government; to administer a charitable trust, the affairs of a corporation, or the estate of a bankrupt.
  • To afford; supply; dispense; bring into use or operation, especially in the execution of a magisterial or sacerdotal office: as, to administer relief; to administer justice.
  • To give or apply; make application of: as, to administer medicine, punishment, counsel, etc.
  • To tender or impose, as an oath.
  • In law, to manage or dispose of, as the estate of a deceased person, in the capacity either of executor or administrator. See administration, 9.
  • To contribute assistance; bring aid or supplies; add something: with to: as, to administer to the necessities of the poor.
  • To perform the office of administrator: with upon: as, A administers upon the estate of B.
  • n. One who administers; a minister or an administrator.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. administer or bestow, as in small portions
  • v. give or apply (medications)
  • v. perform (a church sacrament) ritually
  • v. work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
  • v. direct the taking of
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    direct   
    Cross Reference
    deliver    manage    contribute   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    furnish    give out    conduct    distribute    dispense    supply    minister    manage    execute    contribute   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    minister   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    54-cent    agencies'    twenty-million-dollar    contractors'    out-of-home    ifa    midyear    afterthe    'peace'    lackof