Administer

Administer
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. [1913 Webster]

For forms of government let fools contest: Whate'er is best administered is best. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

2. To dispense; to serve out; to supply; execute; as, to administer relief, to administer the sacrament. [1913 Webster]

[Let zephyrs] administer their tepid, genial airs. --Philips. [1913 Webster]

Justice was administered with an exactness and purity not before known. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

A noxious drug had been administered to him. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

4. To tender, as an oath. [1913 Webster]

Swear . . . to keep the oath that we administer. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

5. (Law) To settle, as the estate of one who dies without a will, or whose will fails of an executor. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To manage; conduct; minister; supply; dispense; give out; distribute; furnish. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • administer — ad‧min‧is‧ter [ədˈmɪnstə ǁ ər] verb [transitive] 1. COMMERCE to manage, organize, and control something and make sure it is dealt with correctly: • A new national fund will be administered by the insurance industry. • the bureaucrats who… …   Financial and business terms

  • administer — administer, dispense come into comparison because they are used in certain idiomatic phrases, similar in wording but not always equivalent in meaning, such as administer justice or dispense justice; administer a medicine or dispense medicine;… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • administer — administer, administrate For many centuries, the normal word corresponding to administration and meaning ‘to manage (affairs)’ has been administer • (The Rezzoris were minor Austrian gentry administering the outposts of empire London Review of… …   Modern English usage

  • administer — [v1] manage an organization or effort administrate, be in the driver’s seat*, be in the saddle*, boss*, carry out, conduct, control, crack the whip*, direct, execute, govern, head, head up*, hold the reins*, oversee, pull the strings*, pull the… …   New thesaurus

  • administer — [ad min′is tər, ədmin′istər] vt. [ME aministren < OFr aministrer < L administrare < ad , to + ministrare, to serve] 1. to manage or direct (the affairs of a government, institution, etc.) 2. to give out or dispense, as punishment or… …   English World dictionary

  • Administer — Ad*min is*ter, v. i. 1. To contribute; to bring aid or supplies; to conduce; to minister. [1913 Webster] A fountain . . . administers to the pleasure as well as the plenty of the place. Spectator. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) To perform the office of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Administer — Ad*min is*ter, n. Administrator. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • administer to — index accommodate, assist, bequeath, care (regard), concern (care), serve (assist) …   Law dictionary

  • administer — (v.) late 14c., administren, aministren to manage as a steward, from O.Fr. amenistrer help, aid, be of service to (12c., Mod.Fr. administrer, the d restored 16c.), and directly from L. administrare manage, control, guide, superintend; rule direct …   Etymology dictionary

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