- 1[often passive] administer something to manage and organize the affairs of a company, an organization, a country, etc. synonym manage to administer a charity/fund/school the high cost of administering medical services The pension funds are administered by commercial banks. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverbeffectively, efficiently, centrally, … verb + administerbe difficult to, be easy to, be simple to, … See full entry
- 2administer something to make sure that something is done fairly and in the correct way to administer justice/the law The questionnaire was administered by trained interviewers.
- 3administer something (to somebody) (formal) to give or to provide something, especially in a formal way The teacher has the authority to administer punishment. A taxi driver administered first aid to the victims. The priest was called to administer the last rites.
- 4[often passive] (formal) to give drugs, medicine, etc. to somebody administer something Police believe his wife could not have administered the poison. administer something to somebody The dose was administered to the child intravenously. Wordfindermedicineadminister, capsule, dispense, dose, ill, inhaler, medicine, medication, pharmacy, placebo See related entries: Medical equipment
- 5administer a kick, a punch, etc. (to somebody/something) (formal) to kick or to hit somebody/something He administered a severe blow to his opponent's head. Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin administrare, from ad- ‘to’ + ministrare ‘wait upon’, from minister ‘servant’, from minus ‘less’.Extra examples Bishops came before the Pope and justice was administered by him in person. It is the function of the courts to administer the laws which Parliament has enacted. The charity is administered by a 20-strong management committee. The country has to face up to the high cost of administering medical services. The team is responsible for administering the tests and marking the papers.
administer
verbBrE BrE//ədˈmɪnɪstə(r)//; NAmE NAmE//ədˈmɪnɪstər//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they administer BrE BrE//ədˈmɪnɪstə(r)//; NAmE NAmE//ədˈmɪnɪstər//
he / she / it administers BrE BrE//ədˈmɪnɪstəz//; NAmE NAmE//ədˈmɪnɪstərz//
past simple administered BrE BrE//ədˈmɪnɪstəd//; NAmE NAmE//ədˈmɪnɪstərd//
past participle administered BrE BrE//ədˈmɪnɪstəd//; NAmE NAmE//ədˈmɪnɪstərd//
-ing form administering BrE BrE//ədˈmɪnɪstərɪŋ//; NAmE NAmE//ədˈmɪnɪstərɪŋ//
Medical equipmentCheck pronunciation: administer
