| VERB | social | administer, administrate | work in an administrative capacity |
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| possession | administer | perform (a church sacrament) ritually | |
| possession | administer, distribute, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out | administer or bestow, as in small portions | |
| body | administer, dispense | give or apply (medications) | |
| social | administer | direct the taking of |
| Sounds | ahdmih'nahster | |
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| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | Work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
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| Synonym | administrate | |
| Narrower | oversee, supervise, superintend, manage | watch and direct |
| pontificate | Administer a pontifical office | |
| Broader | manage, deal, care, handle | Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of |
| Spanish | administrar, gestionar | |
| Catalan | administrar, gestionar | |
| Adjectives | administrable | capable of being administered or managed |
| administrative | of or relating to or responsible for administration | |
| Nouns | administration | a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) |
| administration | the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something | |
| administration | the tenure of a president | |
| Meaning | Perform (a church sacrament) ritually. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Example | "administer the last unction" | |
| Entails | execute, put to death | kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment |
| Narrower | insufflate | breathe or blow onto as a ritual or sacramental act, especially so as to symbolize the action of the Holy Spirit |
| Broader | give, apply | Give or convey physically |
| Spanish | administrar | |
| Catalan | administrar | |
| Meaning | Administer or bestow, as in small portions. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Example | "administer critical remarks to everyone present" | |
| Synonyms | distribute, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out | |
| Narrower | assign, allot, portion | Give out |
| deal | Distribute cards to the players in a game / game / game | |
| give, apply | Give or convey physically | |
| reallot | allot again | |
| Broader | give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody |
| Spanish | adjudicar, asignar, conceder, destinar, dispensar, distribuir, repartir | |
| Catalan | adjudicar, assignar, concedir, destinar, dispensar, distribuir, repartir | |
| Meaning | Give or apply (medications) . | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Synonym | dispense | |
| Category | medicine, practice of medicine | The learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries |
| Entails | give, apply | Give or convey physically |
| Narrower | digitalize | Administer digitalis such that the patient benefits maximally without getting adverse effects |
| give | Give (as medicine) | |
| inject, shoot | Give an injection to | |
| transfuse | Give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to | |
| Broader | treat, care for | Provide treatment for |
| Spanish | administrar, dispensar | |
| Catalan | administrar, dispensar | |
| Nouns | administration | the act of administering medication |
| Meaning | Direct the taking of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
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| Broader | direct | Be in charge of |
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