RE: [atlarge-discuss] definition of "administer"

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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 HeritageR Dictionary of the English Language,
Fourth 
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administer

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Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Law, C 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc. 


administer

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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, C 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, C 1996, 1998 MICRA,
Inc. 


administer

\Ad*min"is*ter\, n. Administrator. [Obs.] --Bacon.


Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C 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 R 1.6, C 1997 Princeton University 


administer

administer: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary


Source: On-line Medical Dictionary, C 1997-98 Academic Medical
Publishing & 
CancerWEB 




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