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administer

/ administer /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
give or apply (medications)
Type of:
treat care for
Kinds of:
transfuse digitalize inject shoot give
Derived:
dispensary dispensation administration giving medication
Entails:
give apply
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Domain:
music medicine
verb Sense 2
administer ritually; of church sacraments
Type of:
give apply
Kinds of:
insufflate
Entails:
execute put to death
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb Sense 3
work in an administrative capacity; supervise
"administer a program"
Type of:
manage deal care
Kinds of:
pontificate oversee supervise superintend manage
Derived:
administrator executive decision maker presidency presidential term
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
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"
Type of:
give
Kinds of:
assign allot portion reallot deal
Derived:
allotment apportionment apportioning allocation parceling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Semantic Complexity
43%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
42
Times Searched
1
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treat care for transfuse digitalize inject shoot give apply insufflate manage deal care