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administer

v.
C1 Advanced Oxford US //ədˈmɪnəstɝ// UK //ɐdmˈɪnɪstɐ// ad·min·is·ter

v. to manage or organize the way something is done, like a business, a test, or a law. It can also mean to give someone a treatment or medicine.

v. to manage or supervise the execution, use, or conduct of something; to dispense or apply a remedy or treatment. Transitive in both its administrative and medical senses.


SIMPLE

The nurse will administer the vaccine now.

CONTEXTUAL

A neutral third party was hired to administer the complex legal settlement between the two companies.

COMPLEX

The university board must administer the endowment funds according to strict ethical guidelines established by the founders to ensure long-term institutional stability.

Synonyms
Origin

From Middle English administren, from Old French aminister, from Latin administrare (“to manage, execute”), from ad (“to”) + ministrare (“to attend, serve”), from minister (“servant”); see minister.

Usage

The verb is transitive and requires a direct object. In medical contexts, it often takes the preposition 'to' when referring to the recipient.

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