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  1. administer
    [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"
      Similar:
      manage
      direct
      control
      operate
      regulate
      conduct
      handle
      • dispense or apply (a remedy or drug):
        "paramedic crews are capable of administering drugs"
        Similar:
        dispense
        deliver
        issue
        give
        provide
        apply
        discharge
        • give help or service:
          "we must selflessly administer to his needs"
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          Pronunciation
          verb
          ədˈminəstər
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          Origin
          late Middle English: via Old French from Latin administrare, from ad- ‘to’ + ministrare (see ministration).
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        1. Administer Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

          administer
          əd-ˈmi-nə-stər
          verb
          administered; administering\ əd-​ˈmi-​nə-​st(ə-​)riŋ \
          1. to manage or supervise the execution, use, or conduct of
          2. to provide or apply : dispense
            to give officially or as part of a ritual
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          3. to perform the office of administrator
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          administrar, aplicar, ministrar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! ADMINISTER meaning: 1. to control the operation or arrangement of something: 2. to govern a country, region, etc.: 3…. Learn more.

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          Who is responsible for administering a drug?
          If someone administers something such as a country, the law, or a test, they take responsibility for organizing and supervising it. The plan calls for the UN to administer the country until elections can be held. If a doctor or a nurse administers a drug, they give it to a patient. The physician may prescribe but not administer the drug.

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          What is the meaning of administering?
          1. to direct or manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of. 2. to bring into use or operation: to administer justice. 3. to dispense, esp. formally: to administer the sacraments. 4. to give or apply: to administer medicine. 5. to supervise the formal taking of (an oath or the like). 6.

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          What is the meaning of administering a country?
          If someone administers something such as a country, the law, or a test, they take responsibility for organizing and supervising it. The plan calls for the U.N. to administer the country until elections can be held. 6 senses: 1. to direct or control (the affairs of a business, government, etc) 2. to put into execution; dispense 3. to give or....

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          What does administren mean?
          Michael Irving, New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for administer Middle English administren, aministren, borrowed from Anglo-French administrer, aministrer, borrowed from Latin administrāre "to assist, operate, perform, manage the affairs of," from ad- ad- + ministrāre "to wait on, serve, furnish" — more at minister entry 2

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          What does administration mean?
          to perform the office of administrator; to act officially; as, A administers upon the estate of B ad-min′is-tėr, v.t. to manage as a steward, substitute, or executor: to supply: to conduct or execute, as offices of religion: to apply: to impose.— v.i. to bring aid (with to).— adjs. Admin′istrable, that may be administered; Admin′istrant .—

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