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Administer
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ad·min·is·ter
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ædˈmɪn
ə
stər
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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.
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verb (used without object)
6.
to contribute assistance; bring aid or supplies (usually followed by
to
):
to administer to the poor.
7.
to perform the duties of an
administrator
:
She administers quite effectively.
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Origin:
1325–75;
<
Latin
administrāre
to assist, carry out, manage the affairs of (see
ad-
,
minister
); replacing
Middle English
amynistre
(with
a-
5
) <
Middle French
aministrer
Related forms
ad·min·is·trant
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ə
strənt
/
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ad-
min
-
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-str
uh
nt
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,
noun
non·ad·min·is·trant,
adjective
self-ad·min·is·tered,
adjective
self-ad·min·is·ter·ing,
adjective
un·ad·min·is·tered,
adjective
well-ad·min·is·tered,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
conduct, control, execute; direct, superintend, supervise, oversee. See
rule
.
2.
distribute, supply, furnish.
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administer
(ədˈmɪnɪstə)
—
vb
(when
intr,
foll by
to
)
1.
(
also intr
) to direct or control (the affairs of a business, government, etc)
2.
to put into execution; dispense:
administer justice
3.
to give or apply (medicine, assistance, etc) as a remedy or relief
4.
to apply formally; perform:
to administer extreme unction
5.
to supervise or impose the taking of (an oath, etc)
6.
to manage or distribute (an estate, property, etc)
[C14:
amynistre,
via Old French from Latin
administrare,
from
ad-
to +
ministrāre
to
minister
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
administer
late 14c., "to manage as a steward," from O.Fr. aministrer, from L. administrare "serve, carry out, manage," from ad- "to" + ministrare "serve" (see
minister
). Used of medicine, etc., "to give," from 1540s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Organic producers cannot take that approach and must
administer
needed
medication.
As the plan is to
administer
the anaesthetic while the patient sleeps, it is no
wonder that failure attends the effort.
Issuing permits to suppliers is easier to
administer
because no smokestacks
need to be monitored.
Burton had feared, the procedure proved painful and difficult to
administer
.
Unqualified people do not get interviewed to
administer
programs.
We are searching for a self-starter to help
administer
the accounts receivable function in a dynamic, collegial work environment.
The original plan for the trial was to
administer
different doses to five groups of patients.
And the system is simple to understand and
administer
.
Meanwhile, a vast bureaucracy has grown up to
administer
the price controls, supported by volunteers and litigators.
It's the way the unromantic, prosaic, desk-bound people who make our laws and
administer
our country get things done.
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"The day is not far distant when the man who dies leaving behind him millions of available wealth, which was free for him to
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during life, will pass away "unwept, unhonored, and unsung," no matter to what uses he leave the dross which he cannot take with him. Of such as these the public verdict will then be: "The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced." Such, in my opinion, is the true gospel concerning wealth, obedience to which is destined some day to solve the problem of the rich and the poor."
-Andrew Carnegie
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Synonyms
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