1. To have charge of; manage. 2a. To give or apply in a formal way: administer the last rites.b. To apply as a remedy: administer a sedative.c. 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).
INTRANSITIVE VERB:
1. To manage as an administrator. 2. To minister: administering to their every whim.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English administren, from Old French administrer, from Latin administrre : ad, ad- + ministrre, to manage (from minister, ministr-, servant; see minister).
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