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   administer

   /ədˈmɪnɪstə/

   verb

   • 1. manage and be responsible for the running of (a business, organization, etc.): "each school was administered separately" Similar managedirectcontroloperateregulateconducthandlerunorchestrateorganizesupervisesuperintendoverseepreside overbossbe the boss ofgovernruleleadheadguidesteerpilotexercise control overbe in control ofbe in charge ofbe in command oftake care oflook afterbe responsible forbe at the helm ofhold sway overinformal:head upcall the shotscall the tunepull the stringsrun the showbe in the driving seatbe in the saddle
   • ▪ be responsible for the implementation or use of (law or resources): "a Health and Safety agency would administer new regulations"
   • 2. dispense or apply (a remedy or drug): "paramedic crews are capable of administering drugs" Similar dispensedeliverissuegiveprovideapplydischargeallotdistributeapportiondealhand outmete outmeasure outdole outdisbursebestowinflictimposeenforcedeal outserve outexact
   • ▪ deal out or inflict (punishment): "retribution was administered to those found guilty"
   • ▪ (of a priest) perform the rites of (a sacrament): "he administered the sacraments to the flock"
   • ▪ direct the taking of (an oath): archaic "he administered the Oath of Supremacy to Thomas Percy"
   • 3. give help or service: "we must selflessly administer to his needs"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin administrare, from ad- ‘to’ + ministrare (see ministration).

   Derivatives

   • 1. administrable adjective

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   What is the meaning of administering?

   • 1. to direct or manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of. 2. to bring into use or operation: to administer justice. 3. to dispense, esp. formally: to administer the sacraments. 4. to give or apply: to administer medicine. 5. to supervise the formal taking of (an oath or the like). 6.

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   What does administrar mean?

   • administrar, aplicar, ministrar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! ADMINISTER definition: 1. to control the operation or arrangement of something: 2. to govern a country, region, etc.: 3…. Learn more.

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   What is an example of administering?

   • Administering refers to managing or overseeing something. For example, a trustee administers the assets of an estate by dispersing, selling, or managing the assets. Corporate officers administer the affairs of a company by making transactions, managing employees, and hiring lawyers, etc.

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   What does administren mean?

   • Middle English administren, aministren, borrowed from Anglo-French administrer, aministrer, borrowed from Latin administrāre "to assist, operate, perform, manage the affairs of," from ad- ad- + ministrāre "to wait on, serve, furnish" — more at minister entry 2 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 “Administer.”

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   When you administer something, you give it to others. This can apply to a dose of medicine, an order, a survey, or a punishment. Administer can also mean to run something — such as a school or an office.

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