administer

Meaning

1. To apportion out, distribute.
2. To manage or supervise the conduct, performance or execution of; to govern or regulate the parameters for the conduct, performance or execution of; to work in an administrative capacity.
3. To minister (to).
4. To settle, as the estate of one who dies without a will, or whose will fails of an executor.
5. To give, as an oath.
6. To give (a drug, to a patient), be it orally or by any other means.
7. To cause (a patient, human or animal) to ingest (a drug), either by openly offering or through deceit.

Concepts

administer

manage

govern

control

direct

administrate

dispense

run

supervise

rule

give

deal

provide

distribute

apply

operate

conduct

handle

accord

afford

confer

execute

perform

allow

grant

yield

allocate

allot

parcel out

management

dominate

lead

regulate

donate

impart

spare

apportion

give out

accommodate

serve

supply

assign

practice

reign

do

deal out

dish out

dole out

lot

mete out

shell out

minister

lend

arrange

superintendence

administration

command

maintain

admit

assume

pick up

take

dose

alight

emerge

exit

go out

leave

pass

quit

spend

switch on

turn on

add

append

attach

employ

lay

lay down

make use of

paste

place

put

put down

put on

put onto

set

turn to account

use

except

exclude

exempt

exert

practise

put into practice

fold

tie up in a bundle

give orders

be at the helm of the state

carry on

be in charge

direct things

police

introduce

institute

transact

husband

maladminister

quarter

manipulation

steering

budget

dominance

dominant

domination

predominant

predominate

predomination

ruling

go into effect

put in force

supervision

guide

put out

award

bestow

cater

deliver

drive home

empower

endue

fasten

gift

hand over

indue

let

pass on

pay

present

render

call the tune

cinch

hold sway

overarch

throne

adopt

draw

drink

extract

grab

help

take up

withdraw

accept

do the honors

greet

receive

see

welcome

oversee

watch over

carry out

enforce

orchestrate

business

charge

anoint

dip

assist

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stə/

Etymology

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.