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ad·min·is·ter

 (ăd-mĭn′ĭ-stər)
v.ad·min·is·tered,ad·min·is·ter·ing,ad·min·is·ters
v.tr.
1. To have charge of; manage.
2.
a. To give or apply in a formal way:administer the last rites.
b. To apply as a remedy:administer a sedative.
c. To direct the taking of (an oath).
3. To mete out; dispense:administer justice.
4. To manage (a trust or estate) under a will or official appointment.
5. To impose, offer, or tender (an oath, for example).
v.intr.
1. To manage as an administrator.
2. To minister:administering to their every whim.

[Middle Englishadministren, from Old Frenchadministrer, from Latinadministrāre :ad,ad- +ministrāre,to manage (fromminister, ministr-,servant; see minister).]

ad·min′is·tra·ble(-ĭ-strə-bəl) adj.
ad·min′is·trant adj. & n.
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administer

(ədˈmɪnɪstə)
vb (mainly tr)
1. (also intr) to direct or control (the affairs of a business, government, etc)
2.to put into execution; dispense:administer justice.
3. (when:intr,foll by to) 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. (Law) to manage or distribute (an estate, property, etc)
[C14:amynistre, via Old French from Latinadministrare, fromad- to +ministrāre to minister]
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ad•min•is•ter

(ædˈmɪn ə stər)

v.t.
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.Law. to manage or dispose of (an estate or a trust) as executor, administrator, or trustee.
v.i.
7. to contribute assistance; bring aid or supplies; minister: to administer to the poor.
8. to perform the duties of an administrator.
[1325–75; Middle Englishamynistren (witha-5) < Middle Frenchaministrer < Latinadministrāre to assist, carry out, manage the affairs of (seead-,minister)]
ad•min′is•tra•ble,adj.
ad•min′is•trant,n.
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administer


Past participle:administered
Gerund:administering

Imperative
administer
administer
Present
I administer
you administer
he/she/it administers
we administer
you administer
they administer
Preterite
I administered
you administered
he/she/it administered
we administered
you administered
they administered
Present Continuous
I am administering
you are administering
he/she/it is administering
we are administering
you are administering
they are administering
Present Perfect
I have administered
you have administered
he/she/it has administered
we have administered
you have administered
they have administered
Past Continuous
I was administering
you were administering
he/she/it was administering
we were administering
you were administering
they were administering
Past Perfect
I had administered
you had administered
he/she/it had administered
we had administered
you had administered
they had administered
Future
I will administer
you will administer
he/she/it will administer
we will administer
you will administer
they will administer
Future Perfect
I will have administered
you will have administered
he/she/it will have administered
we will have administered
you will have administered
they will have administered
Future Continuous
I will be administering
you will be administering
he/she/it will be administering
we will be administering
you will be administering
they will be administering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been administering
you have been administering
he/she/it has been administering
we have been administering
you have been administering
they have been administering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been administering
you will have been administering
he/she/it will have been administering
we will have been administering
you will have been administering
they will have been administering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been administering
you had been administering
he/she/it had been administering
we had been administering
you had been administering
they had been administering
Conditional
I would administer
you would administer
he/she/it would administer
we would administer
you would administer
they would administer
Past Conditional
I would have administered
you would have administered
he/she/it would have administered
we would have administered
you would have administered
they would have administered
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.administer - work in an administrative capacityadminister - work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of; "administer a program"; "she administers the funds"
pontificate - administer a pontifical office
handle,manage,care,deal - be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"
oversee,superintend,supervise,manage - watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?"
2.administer - perform (a church sacrament) ritually; "administer the last unction"
apply,give - give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
insufflate - breathe or blow onto as a ritual or sacramental act, especially so as to symbolize the action of the Holy Spirit
3.administer - administer or bestow, as in small portionsadminister - administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
allot,portion,assign - give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"
reallot - allot again; "They were realloted additional farm land"
deal - distribute cards to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?"
apply,give - give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
4.administer - give or apply (medications)administer - give or apply (medications)    
practice of medicine,medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"
care for,treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"
transfuse - give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to
digitalize - administer digitalis such that the patient benefits maximally without getting adverse effects
inject,shoot - give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"
give - give (as medicine); "I gave him the drug"
5.administer - direct the taking of; "administer an exam"; "administer an oath"
direct - be in charge of
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

administer

verb
1.manage,run,control,rule,direct,handle,conduct,command,govern,oversee,supervise,preside over,be in charge of,superintendNext summer's exams will be straightforward to administer.
2.dispense,give,share,provide,apply,distribute,assign,allocate,allot,dole out,apportion,deal outSister came to watch the nurses administer the drugs.
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administer

verb
1.To have charge of (the affairs of others):
2.To oversee the provision or execution of:
3.To provide as a remedy:
4.To mete out by means of some action:
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Translations
يُدِيريُعْطِي الدَّوَاءيُقِيم العَدْل، يُنَفِّذ القَانُون
podatspravovatvykonávatřídit
administreredele uddømmeforvaltefuldbyrde
kiszolgáltat
dæma, hafa dómsvald á hendigefa, veitastjórna
administracinisadministratoriuspaskirtitvarkytivadovavimas
dotizpildītpārvaldītsniegtvadīt
upravljati

administer

[ədˈmɪnɪstəʳ]VT
1. (=manage) [+company, estate, funds, finances] →administrar; [+country] →gobernar
2. (=dispense) [+medicine, sacrament] →administrar; [+justice, laws, punishment] →administrar,aplicar
to administer an oath to sbtomarjuramento a algn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

administer

[ədˈmɪnɪstər]vt
[+drug] →administrer
to administer a sedative →administrer unsédatif
[+country, territory] →administrer
[+justice] →rendre
[+exam, test] →faire passer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

administer

vt
institution, fundsverwalten;business, affairsführen;(= run)company, departmentdie Verwaltungsangelegenheitenregeln von;the civil serviceadministers the countrydie Beamtenschaftverwaltet dasLand
(= dispense)relief, almsgewähren;lawausführen,vollstrecken,vollziehen;punishmentverhängen (→to über+acc);toadminister justiceRechtsprechen;toadminister a severe blow to somebody(fig)jdm einenschwerenSchlagversetzen
(= cause to take) (→jdm)medicine, drugsverabreichen;sacramentsspenden;last ritesgeben;toadminister an oath to somebodyjdm einenEidabnehmen
vi
(= act as administrator)die Verwaltungsangelegenheitenregeln
(form)toadminister to the sicksich derKranken(gen)annehmen(geh);toadminister to somebody’s needssichjdsannehmen(geh)
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administer

[ədˈmɪnɪstəʳ]vt
a. (manage, company) →dirigere,gestire; (fund) →amministrare
b. (dispense, medicine) →somministrare; (justice, laws) →amministrare
to administer an oath to sb →far prestare giuramento a qn
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

administer

(ədˈministə) verb
1. to govern or manage.He administers the finances of the company bestuur يُدِير управлявам administrar řídit, spravovatverwalten administrere; styre; forvalteδιαχειρίζομαιadministrar haldama اداره کردن hallitagérer לְנַהֵל प्रबन्ध करना, प्रशासन करना upravljati intéz mengurus, mengelola stjórnaamministrare 扱って処理する 관리하다 valdyti, tvarkyti pārvaldīt; vadīt mentadbirbeherenstyre,forvalte,administrerenadzorować اداره کول gerir a administraуправлять riadiť, spravovať upravljati upravljati sköta, administrera จัดการyönetmek,idare etmek 管理 управляти, керувати справами انتظام کرنا quản lý管理
2. to carry out (the lawetc). afdwing يُقِيم العَدْل، يُنَفِّذ القَانُون раздавам aplicar vykonávatausführen udføre; dømme; fuldbyrdeεφαρμόζωaplicar täide saatma اجرا کردن toteuttaaappliquer לְיַשֶׂם , לְייַשֶׂם लागू करना izvršavati kiszolgáltat menerapkan, menjalankan dæma, hafa dómsvald á hendiapplicare 執行する 실행하다 vykdyti izpildīt melaksanakantoepassendømme; fullbyrde, utføre wymierzać اجرا کولaplicar a aplicaотправлять uplatniť izvajati sprovoditi utöva, skipa บริหารงานuygulamak 執行 чинити (правосуддя) سر انجام دینا thực thi执行
3. to give (medicine, helpetc).The doctor administered drugs to the patient. gee, toedien يُعْطِي الدَّوَاء предписвам ministrar podatverabreichen give, dele udχορηγώadministrar andma دادن annostellaadministrerלתת देना propisati bead memberikan gefa, veitasomministrare 投与する (약 등을) 투여하다 (pa)skirti dot; sniegt memberitoedienendele ut,gidawać,stosować ورکول ministrar a administraдавать podať dati dati (lek) ge จ่ายยาvermek 給予,施予 призначати, давати دوائی دینا phân phát给予
adˈministrate (-streit) verb
to govern or manage. bestuur, regeer يُدِير управлявам administrar řídit, spravovatverwalten styre; regereδιοικώadministrar haldama اداره کردن hallitaadministrer לְנַהֵל प्रशासन करना upravljati kormányoz mengatur stjórnaamministrare 管理する 관리하다 valdyti, tvarkyti pārvaldīt; vadīt mentadbirbesturenstyre,regjerenadzorować اداره کول dirigir a administraуправлять riadiť, spravovať upravljati upravljati sköta, administrera บริหารงานyönetmek 管理 управляти; контролювати انتظام کرنا quản lý管理
adˌminiˈstration noun
1. management.He's in charge of administration at the hospital. administrasie إدَارَه управление administração správa die Verwaltung administrationδιοίκησηadministración haldus مدیریت hallintoadministrationניהול प्रशासन uprava adminisztráció administrasi stjórnamministrazione 管理 관리 vadovavimas pārvaldīšana; vadīšana pentadbiranbeheeradministrasjon,administreringkierownictwo مدیریتadministração ad­mi­nistraţie; administrareадминистрация správa, riadenie, vedenie upravljanje upravljanje administration, förvaltning การบริหารyönetim 管理 управління; керування انتظامیہ sự quản lý管理
2. (the people who carry on) the government of a countryetc. regering الحُكُومَه، الإدَارَه администрация administração vláda die Regierung regering; styreκυβέρνηση administración pública juhtkond اداره کنندگان hallitusgouvernementממשל vlada kormány(zat) pemerintah, pengurus, penyelenggara ríkisstjórngoverno 政府 행정관 valdžia, vyriausybė pārvalde; administrācija; valdība pelaksanaregeringregjering,styrerząd اداره کونکیadministração guvernправительство vláda, kabinet vlada upravljanje styrelse, ledning เจ้าหน้าที่บริหารของรัฐiktidar,yönetim 政府 уряд منتظمین thể chế政府
administrative (-strətiv) , ((American) -streitiv) adjective
an administrative post;administrative ability. administratief إدَارِي управителен administrativo správní Verwaltungs... administrativδιοικητικόςadministrativo haldus- اجرایی hallinnollinen admi- nistratif מִנְהָלִי प्रशासनिक upravni adminisztratív administratif stjórnunar-amministrativo 管理上の 행정상의 administracinis, valdymo administratīvs; pārvaldes- keupayaan mentadbiradministratiefadministrativ,styre- kierowniczy اداره ؛سمبالونهadministrativo admi­nistrativадминистративный správny, administratívny, organizačný upraven upravni administrativ เกี่ยวกับการบริหาร yönetimle ilgili,idari 行政的 адміністративний, адміністративно-господарський انتظامی thuộc về quản lý行政的
adˈministrator (-strei-) noun
administrateurمُدِير управител administrador správce der/die Verwalter(in) administratorδιαχειριστήςadministrador haldur اداره کننده؛ سرپرست johtaja administrateur/-triceמנהל, מנהלן प्रशासक upravitelj ügyintéző, adminisztrátor administrator stjórnandiamministratore,amministratrice 管理者 행정관 administratorius administrators; pārvaldnieks pentadbiradministrateuradministrator,styrer zarządca,nadzorca اداره کونکی administrador administra­torадминистратор správca, konateľ upravitelj upravnik förvaltare, adminstratör ผู้บริหารyönetici,idareci 管理人員,行政官員 керівник, адміністратор منتظم ، ناظم ، مہتمم nhà quản lý 管理人员,行政官员
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

administer

vt. administrar, proveer, dar algo necesario.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

administer

vt (a drug, etc.) administrar
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.


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Never yet, my dear girl, did I long toadminister a productive pecuniary Squeeze to any human creature, as I long toadminister it to Mr.
The end of life was reserved for the Dog, wherefore the old man is often snappish, irritable, hard to please, and selfish, tolerant only of his own household, but averse to strangers and to all who do notadminister to his comfort or to his necessities.
It is, that in a democracy, the people meet and exercise the government in person; in a republic, they assemble andadminister it by their representatives and agents.
He had selected this day at the one time toadminister punishment to two quarrelling women, to give a lesson to all other women, and to make all his subjects glad once again that they had him for ruler.
Formerly, as was natural, every one expected that each of his fellow-citizens should in his turn serve the public, and thusadminister to his private good, as he himself when in office had done for others; but now every one is desirous of being continually in power, that he may enjoy the advantage which he makes of public business and being in office; as if places were a never-failing remedy for every complaint, and were on that account so eagerly sought after.
"I wonder, is it not too late toadminister unction?" asked the lady, adding the priest's clerical title, as if she had no opinion of her own on the subject.
In recording some instances of these, we shall, if rightly understood, afford a very useful lesson to those well-disposed youths who shall hereafter be our readers; for they may here find, that goodness of heart, and openness of temper, though these may give them great comfort within, andadminister to an honest pride in their own minds, will by no means, alas!
Administer this draught, therefore, with thine own hand.
The poison was alleged to have been wickedly and feloniously given by the prisoner to his wife Sara, on two occasions, in the form of arsenic,administered in tea, medicine, "or other article or articles of food or drink, to the prosecutor unknown." It was further declared that the prisoner's wife had died of the poison thusadministered b y her husband, on one or other, or both, of the stated occasions; and that she was thus murdered by her husband.
Recalled to the bedside by the moans of his patient, the Kind- hearted Physicianadministered a stimulant, a tonic, and a nutrient, and went away.
Nowadays charity is strangelyadministered. Perhaps it has always been so.
"Does anything in your examination lead you to determine how the poison wasadministered?"

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