Administer

What do we mean by administer?

To have charge of; manage. intransitive verb

To give or apply in a formal way. intransitive verb

To apply as a remedy. intransitive verb

To direct the taking of (an oath). intransitive verb

To mete out; dispense. intransitive verb

To manage (a trust or estate) under a will or official appointment. intransitive verb

To impose, offer, or tender (an oath, for example). intransitive verb

To manage as an administrator. intransitive verb

To minister. intransitive verb

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.

One who administers; a minister or an administrator. noun

To contribute; to bring aid or supplies; to conduce; to minister. intransitive verb

To perform the office of administrator; to act officially. intransitive verb

To cause to ingest (a drug), either by openly offering or through deceit.

To apportion out, distribute.

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.

To minister (to).

To settle, as the estate of one who dies without a will, or whose will fails of an executor.

To give, as an oath.

To give a drug to a patient, be it orally or by any other means.

Words that are spelled similarly to administer:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word administer:
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Words that rhyme with administer:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe administer:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective administer:
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Words that sound like administer:
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