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ad⋅min⋅is⋅ter
[ad-min-uh-ster] 
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of: to administer the law. |
| 2. | to bring into use or operation: to administer justice; to administer last rites. |
| 3. | to make application of; give: to administer medicine. |
| 4. | to supervise the formal taking of (an oath or the like). |
| 5. | 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)
| 6. | to contribute assistance; bring aid or supplies (usually fol. by to): to administer to the poor. |
| 7. | to perform the duties of an administrator: She administers quite effectively. |
Origin:
1325–75; < L administrāre to assist, carry out, manage the affairs of (see ad-, minister ); r. ME amynistre (with a- 5 ) < MF aministrer
1325–75; < L administrāre to assist, carry out, manage the affairs of (see ad-, minister ); r. ME amynistre (with a- 5 ) < MF aministrer
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ad⋅min⋅is⋅trant [ad-min-uh-struhnt] , noun
[ad-min-uh-struhnt] , noun Synonyms:
1. conduct, control, execute; direct, superintend, supervise, oversee. See rule. 2. distribute, supply, furnish.
1. conduct, control, execute; direct, superintend, supervise, oversee. See rule. 2. distribute, supply, furnish.
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| ad·min·is·ter (ād-mĭn'ĭ-stər) v. ad·min·is·tered, ad·min·is·ter·ing, ad·min·is·ters v. tr.
[Middle English administren, from Old French administrer, from Latin administrāre : ad, ad- + ministrāre, to manage (from minister, ministr-, servant; see minister).] ad·min'is·tra·ble (-ĭ-strə-bəl) adj., ad·min'is·trant adj. & n. |
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Administer
Ad*min"is*ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Administered; p. pr. & vb. n. Administering.] [OE. aministren, OF. aministrer, F. administer, fr. L. administrare; ad + ministrare to serve. See Minister.]1. To manage or conduct, as public affairs; to direct or superintend the execution, application, or conduct of; as, to administer the government or the state. For forms of government let fools contest: Whate'er is best administered is best. --Pope. 2. To dispense; to serve out; to supply; execute; as, to administer relief, to administer the sacrament. [Let zephyrs] administer their tepid, genial airs. --Philips. Justice was administered with an exactness and purity not before known. --Macaulay. 3. To apply, as medicine or a remedy; to give, as a dose or something beneficial or suitable. Extended to a blow, a reproof, etc. A noxious drug had been administered to him. --Macaulay. 4. To tender, as an oath. Swear . . . to keep the oath that we administer. --Shak. 5. (Law) To settle, as the estate of one who dies without a will, or whose will fails of an executor. Syn: To manage; conduct; minister; supply; dispense; give out; distribute; furnish.Administer
Ad*min"is*ter\, v. i. 1. To contribute; to bring aid or supplies; to conduce; to minister. A fountain . . . administers to the pleasure as well as the plenty of the place. --Spectator. 2. (Law) To perform the office of administrator; to act officially; as, A administers upon the estate of B.Administer
Ad*min"is*ter\, n. Administrator. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Language Translation for : administer
Spanish:
administrar,
German:
verwalten,
Japanese:
扱って処理する
administer
c.1374, "to manage as a steward," from O.Fr. aministrer, from L. administrare "serve, manage," from ad- "to" + ministrare "serve" (see minister). Used of medicine, etc., "to give," from 1541. Administration "executive part of the government" first recorded 1731. Sense of "period in office of a U.S. president" is from 1796.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ad·min·is·ter
Pronunciation: &d-'mi-n&-st&r
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -is·tered; -is·ter·ing
transitive verb 1 : to manage the affairs of (as a government or agency)
2 a : to direct or supervise the execution, use, or conduct of <administer a trust fund> b : to settle (an estate) under a court appointment as administrator or executor
3 a : to give ritually <administer an oath> b : to give (as a narcotic) for the purpose of ingesting intransitive verb 1 : to perform the office of an administrator or executor
2 : to manage or conduct affairs —ad·min·is·tra·ble /&d-'mi-n&-str&-b&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: ad·min·is·ter
Pronunciation: &d-'min-&-st&r
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms:ad·min·is·tered; ad·min·ister·ing /-st(&-)ri[ng]/
: to give remedially (as medicine)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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