ADMINISTER
\ɐdmˈɪnɪstə], \ɐdmˈɪnɪstə], \ɐ_d_m_ˈɪ_n_ɪ_s_t_ə]\
Definitions of ADMINISTER
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"
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give or apply (medications)
By Princeton University
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administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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To dispense; to serve out; to supply; execute; as, to administer relief, to administer the sacrament.
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To apply, as medicine or a remedy; to give, as a dose or something beneficial or suitable. Extended to a blow, a reproof, etc.
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To tender, as an oath.
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To contribute; to bring aid or supplies; to conduce; to minister.
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To perform the office of administrator; to act officially; as, A administers upon the estate of B.
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Administrator.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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To dispense; to serve out; to supply; execute; as, to administer relief, to administer the sacrament.
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To apply, as medicine or a remedy; to give, as a dose or something beneficial or suitable. Extended to a blow, a reproof, etc.
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To tender, as an oath.
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To contribute; to bring aid or supplies; to conduce; to minister.
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To perform the office of administrator; to act officially; as, A administers upon the estate of B.
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Administrator.
By Noah Webster.
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To manage as chief agent or minister, as a king, president, or judge; direct the application of the laws; dispense; as, to administer justice or relief; to cause to be taken, as medicine; to give, as an oath; to settle, as a deceased person's estate.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman