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    ad·min·is·ter
    [ədˈminəstər]
    verb
    administer (verb) · administers (third person present) · administered (past tense) · administered (past participle) · administering (present participle)
    1. manage and be responsible for the running of (a business, organization, etc.):
      "each school was administered separately"
      • be responsible for the implementation or use of (law or resources):
        "a federal agency would administer new regulations"
    2. dispense or apply (a remedy or drug):
      "paramedic crews are capable of administering drugs"
      • deal out or inflict (punishment):
        "retribution was administered to those found guilty"
      • (of a priest) perform the rites of (a sacrament, typically the Eucharist):
        "he administered the sacraments to the flock"
      • archaic
        law
        direct the taking of (an oath):
        "the chief justice will administer the oath of office"
    3. give help or service:
      "we must selflessly administer to his needs"
    Origin
    late Middle English: via Old French from Latin administrare, from ad- ‘to’ + ministrare (see ministration).
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    1. manage and be responsible for the running of (a business, organization, etc.):
      • dispense or apply (a remedy or drug):
       
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