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administer Definition

ad·min·is·ter (ad min′is tər, əd-)

transitive verb

  1. to manage or direct (the affairs of a government, institution, etc.)
  2. to give out or dispense, as punishment or justice
  3. to give or apply (medicine, etc.)
  4. to direct the taking of (an oath, pledge, test, etc.)
  5. Law to act as executor or administrator of (an estate)

Etymology: ME aministren < OFr aministrer < L administrare < ad-, to + ministrare, to serve

intransitive verb

  1. to act as manager or administrator
  2. to furnish help or be of service administer to an invalid's needs

administer Related Forms
ad·min′·is·trable (--is trə bəl) adjective ad·min′·is·trant (--is trənt) noun, adjective
administer Synonyms

administer

v.

  1. To manage

    conduct, direct, control, govern; see command 2, govern, manage 1.

  2. To apply or dispense

    provide with, give, bring in, furnish, dispense, regulate, apply, authorize, determine, administer to, minister to, serve, give out, mete out, serve out, measure out, deal out, supply, tender, offer, proffer, distribute, make application of, impose, contribute, disburse; see also offer 1.

  3. To inflict

    deal out, strike, deliver; see inflict 1. See syn. study atgovern.

administer Usage Examples

Object

  • sacrament: When a person is dying or close to death the priest will administer the Sacrament of the Dying or Extreme Unction.
  • oath: However, the Assistant bishop was not prepared to administer the oath without the prior refutation of the PCC.
  • medication: We are also able and happy to administer medication if required.
  • injection: They think i'm spending and the administering lethal injections.
  • dose: The question is whether there would be any obstacles to administering an adequate dose.
  • questionnaire: Student feedback was obtained by an electronic questionnaire administered using WebCT.

Preposition: on

  • behalf: The system was administered on behalf of the Government by the Marine Department of the Board of Trade.

Subject

  • injection: SonoVue should be administered immediately by injection into a peripheral vein.
  • interviewer: Questionnaires administered by a blind interviewer recorded outcomes such as medication knowledge and satisfaction at two time points.
  • trustee: Administration The Fund shall be administered by four Trustees and three Officers all of whom are members of the Association.

Preposition: as

  • infusion: Paclitaxel was administered as a 3-hour infusion at the full clinical dose of 175 mg/m² .
  • injection: APO-go is administered as a subcutaneous injection and therefore has a rapid speed of onset.

Modifying Another Word

  • orally: All such drugs are administered orally to reach the parasites within the tissues.
  • intravenously: Sufficient DCs can be isolated from the majority of patients and these are well tolerated when administered intravenously.

Present participle complement

  • accord: They make sure the funds are administered correctly according to the deed.

Preposition: in

  • dose: It is administered in doses of 30 grains, with a tablespoonful of peppermint water.

Preposition: with

  • caution: The combination should be administered with caution, especially in the elderly.

Preposition: by

  • injection: SonoVue should be administered immediately by injection into a peripheral vein.
  • interviewer: Questionnaires administered by a blind interviewer recorded outcomes such as medication knowledge and satisfaction at two time points.
  • trustee: Administration The Fund shall be administered by four Trustees and three Officers all of whom are members of the Association.
administer Quotes

Toadminister istogovern; togovernistoreign.That isthe problem.

—Mirabeau, Honore¤   Gabriel Riqueti, Comte de

Welfare is hated by those who administer it; mistrusted by those who pay for it; and held in contempt by those who receive it.

—Goldmark, Peter Carl,Jr