administer

v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.

v.tr.

1. To have charge of; manage.
2. 1. To give or apply in a formal way: administer the last rites.
   2. To apply as a remedy: administer a sedative.
   3. To direct the taking of (an oath).
3. To mete out; dispense: administer justice.
4. To manage or dispose of (a trust or estate) under a will or official appointment.
5. To impose, offer, or tender (an oath, for example).

v.intr.

1. To manage as an administrator.
2. To minister: administering to their every whim.

[Middle English administren, from Old French administrer, from Latin administrāre : ad, ad- + ministrāre, to manage (from minister, ministr-, servant; see minister).]

administrable ad·min'is·tra·ble (-ĭ-strə-bəl) adj.
administrant ad·min'is·trant adj. & n.

To provide the management actions of planning, directing, budgeting, and implementing necessary to achieve organizational objectives. It is the function of the personnel manager to administer the testing and placement of newly hired personnel in an organization.

verb

1. To have charge of (the affairs of others): administrate, direct, govern, head, manage, run, superintend, supervise. See over/under.
2. To oversee the provision or execution of: administrate, carry out, dispense, execute. See over/under.
3. To provide as a remedy: apply, dispense, give. See give/take/reciprocity.
4. To mete out by means of some action: deal, deliver, give. See give/take/reciprocity.

v

Definition: dispense something needed
Antonyms: deny, frustrate, refuse, withhold

v

Definition: manage an organization or effort
Antonyms: forego, mismanage, neglect

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To give an oath, as to administer the oath of office to the president at the inauguration. To direct the transactions of business or government. Immigration laws are administered largely by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. To take care of affairs, as an executor administers the estate of a deceased person. To directly cause the ingestion of medications or poisons. To apply a court decree, enforce its provisions, or resolve disputes concerning its meaning.

School teachers generally are not authorized to administer medicines that pupils take to school, for example.

When divorced parents cannot agree on how to administer a visitation provision in a judgment granting child custody to one of them, they might have to return to court for clarification from the judge.

IN BRIEF: To direct or manage.

My lawyer has the authority to administer my affairs.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - administrere, bestyre, forvalte
v. intr. - være administrator, være bestyrer, være forvalter

idioms:

• administer to    sørge for, passe, pleje

Nederlands (Dutch)
toedienen, beheren, uitdelen,

Français (French)
v. tr. - administrer, gérer, régir, (Jur) rendre, dispenser, (US) imposer (des prix)
v. intr. - subvenir/pourvoir à

idioms:

• administer to    subvenir/pourvoir à

Deutsch (German)
v. - verwalten, führen, verabreichen

idioms:

• administer to    (Regierungsgeschäfte) ausüben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διοικώ, διαχειρίζομαι, διευθύνω, απονέμω, οργανώνω, χορηγώ, δίνω

idioms:

• administer to    βοηθώ, συντρέχω

Italiano (Italian)
dare, somministrare, amministrare, governare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - administrar, prestar ou oferecer juramento

Русский (Russian)
управлять, назначать, применять лекарства, выдавать, снабжать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - administrar, dirigir, gobernar, manejar, distribuir, disponer
v. intr. - administrar, contribuir, disponer de

idioms:

• administer to    contribuir a

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - administrera, förvalta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
管理, 经营, 掌管, 实施, 执行, 担任管理者, 执行遗产管理人职责, 帮助, 提供服务

idioms:

• administer to    有助于, 给予

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 管理, 經營, 掌管, 實施, 執行
v. intr. - 擔任管理者, 執行遺產管理人職責, 幫助, 提供服務

idioms:

• administer to    有助於, 給予

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 경영하다, 집행하다, 주다, 퍼붓다, 선서 시키다
v. intr. - 공헌하다, 유산을 관리하다

idioms:

• administer to    도움이 되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 管理する, 治める, 施行する, 執行する, 施す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يدير, يعطي, يقدم, يحلف, يعطي دواء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ניהל, פיקח על, נתן, סיפק, הוציא לפועל‬
v. intr. - ‮ניהל‬

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