Administer

Verb

 * 1)  To cause to take, either by openly offering or through deceit.
 * 2)  To apportion out, as in administering justice.
 * 3)  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.
 * 4)  To minister to, as in administering to the sick.

Adverbs for Administer
efficiently; steadily; faithfully; methodically; internally; cautiously; economically; corruptly; benignly; wholesomely; incompetently; satisfactorily; formally; ecclesiastically; conventionally; customarily; domestically; wontedly; ethically; vigorously.

Synonyms for Administer
minister, execute, distribute, govern, manage, furnish, control, conduct, superintend, discharge, supply, regulate, provide, give, dose.

Antonyms for Administer
fail, neglect, deny, restrain, refuse, oppose, nullify, forego, withhold.

Thesaurus
abide by; accord; adhere to; administer justice; administrate; afford; allocate; allot; allow; apply; apportion; assign; award; be master; bestow; bestow on; captain; carry on; carry out; carry through; chair; chairman; command; communicate; complete; conduct; confer; consign; control; deal; deal out; deliver; direct; disburse; discharge; discipline; dish out; dispense; disperse; dispose; distribute; dole; dole out; donate; dose; dose with; effect; effectuate; enforce; enforce upon; execute; extend; fill out; force; force upon; fork out; fulfill; furnish; gift; gift with; give; give freely; give out; govern; grant; hand out; head; heap; help to; honor; impart; implement; inflict; issue; judge; lavish; lay on; lead; let have; make; make out; manage; measure out; mete; mete out; mete out to; observe; occupy the chair; offer; officer; officiate; oversee; parcel out; pass around; pay out; portion out; pour; prescribe for; present; preside; preside over; proffer; promulgate; prosecute; put in force; put on; put through; put upon; rain; ration; regulate; render; run; serve; share out; shell out; shower; sit in judgment; slip; snow; spoon out; stand over; strike; superintend; supervise; supply; tender; transact; vouchsafe; wield authority; yield

Etymology
< admynistren: <  aminister: <  administrare: < ad: + ministrare: < minister:; see minister.

Related terms

 * administration
 * administrative
 * administrator

Translations

 * Bulgarian: предписвам
 * Catalan:
 * Czech:


 * German: darreichen, verabreichen
 * Spanish:
 * Welsh: gweinyddu


 * Bulgarian: ръководя, управлявам
 * Catalan:
 * Czech:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: hallita, johtaa; hallinnoida


 * Greek: (dioikó)
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 管理する (kanri suru)
 * Spanish:
 * Welsh: goruchwylio


 * Catalan:

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