to administer
130
4.8
- verb
- /əˈdminɪstər/
- Formal
:
administrar
- A priest has administered the last rites.
- administer a test
- administer a questionnaire
- administer a survey
It's hey, we're having to administer medicine because the patient is sick.
- It's hey, we're having to administer medicine because the patient is sick.
- Ladies and gentlemen, this is my menopause assessment exam administered by Proctor Halle Berry.
- He says there might be need of administering reproof.
- And so he was drawing out ketamine to administer to me.
- So you have to, you have to administer it exogenously, so through a pen or through a pump.
- So it's orally administered melatonin in reducing the severity of tinnitus.
- And he administered it to like Mike Tyson and some big names and whatever, right?
Examples
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The nurse will administer the vaccine to all patients this afternoon.
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You are going to have to administer the antitoxin in sequence.
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It's hey, we're having to administer medicine because the patient is sick.
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David, you should never have taken it upon yourself to administer medication to her.
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All the three tests will be administered on the Internet.
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And the vaccine was administered in school buildings.
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We should still administer anesthesia.
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The same skill assessments were administered in both classes on day 10 of the unit.
Academic text (2011) -
The doctor administered antibiotics and he said he'd never in all of his years prior or since seen anything like it.
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Teachers received training on how to administer the questionnaire to ensure consistency, accuracy, and confidentiality.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
87
2.0
Give things to several people or places
34
4.0
To give small amounts of something to several people over time
28
3.8
To give a set amount of medicine to a person or animal
28
3.4
To give out things to several people, often food or advice
19
3.7
To give medicine or other things to people at a pharmacy
5
7.9
To give out punishment or justice to someone in a controlled way
How Official
- Specialized
146
3.4
- Formal
130
4.8
19
3.7
∞
1.5
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Administer comes from the Latin parts ad- 'to' and minister 'servant', so it originally meant 'to act as a servant'. So to administer medicine, a test, or criticism is like a servant carefully giving something out in an official way.