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ad·min·is·ter ( P ) Pronunciation Key (d-mn-str)
v. ad·min·is·tered, ad·min·is·ter·ing, ad·min·is·ters
v. tr.
To have charge of; manage.
To give or apply in a formal way: administer the last rites.
To apply as a remedy: administer a sedative.
To direct the taking of (an oath).
To mete out; dispense: administer justice.
To manage or dispose of (a trust or estate) under a will or official
appointment.
To impose, offer, or tender (an oath, for example).
v. intr.
To manage as an administrator.
To minister: administering to their every whim.
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[Middle English administren, from Old French administrer, from Latin
administrre : ad, ad- + ministrre, to manage (from minister, ministr-,
servant. See minister).]
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ad·minis·tra·ble (--str-bl) adj.
ad·minis·trant adj. & n.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth
Edition
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administer
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Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
administer
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Source: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
administer
\Ad*min"is*ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Administered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Administering.] [OE. aministren, OF. aministrer, F. administer, fr. L.
administrare; ad + ministrare to serve. See Minister.] 1. To manage or
conduct, as public affairs; to direct or superintend the execution,
application, or conduct of; as, to administer the government or the state.
For forms of government let fools contest: Whate'er is best administered is
best. --Pope.
2. To dispense; to serve out; to supply; execute; as, to administer relief,
to administer the sacrament.
[Let zephyrs] administer their tepid, genial airs. --Philips.
Justice was administered with an exactness and purity not before known. --
Macaulay.
3. To apply, as medicine or a remedy; to give, as a dose or something
beneficial or suitable. Extended to a blow, a reproof, etc.
A noxious drug had been administered to him. --Macaulay.
4. To tender, as an oath.
Swear . . . to keep the oath that we administer. --Shak.
5. (Law) To settle, as the estate of one who dies without a will, or whose
will fails of an executor.
Syn: To manage; conduct; minister; supply; dispense; give out; distribute;
furnish.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
administer
\Ad*min"is*ter\, v. i. 1. To contribute; to bring aid or supplies; to
conduce; to minister.
A fountain . . . administers to the pleasure as well as the plenty of the
place. --Spectator.
2. (Law) To perform the office of administrator; to act officially; as, A
administers upon the estate of B.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
administer
\Ad*min"is*ter\, n. Administrator. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
administer
v 1: work in an administrative capacity; supervise; "administer a program"
[syn: administrate] 2: administer ritually; of church sacraments 3:
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" [syn: distribute, mete out, deal,
parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out]
4: of medications [syn: dispense]
Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University
administer
administer: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary
Source: On-line Medical Dictionary, © 1997-98 Academic Medical Publishing &
CancerWEB
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