to administrate
- verb
- /ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪt/
- Formal
- I campaign for the separation of school and state, administrate a blog, collect knowledge, volunteer to edit wikiHow articles, read what my acquaintances and friends have to say, and toil over pointless, unpaid labor in a prison-like complex so that I can continue to do all of those other things.
Examples
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Also, I am committed to the service of the church, so if my main vocation has to do with a local assembly somewhere—pastoring, teaching, administrating, directing education of some sort—
Blog text (13) -
I'm not sure where people got it in their heads that the people who administrate the Republic are entitled to keep secrets from the electorate, but I'm certain that presumption does more harm than good.
Blog text (23) -
Failure to administrate backup records.
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That is, to administrate all the warranty claims and payments, this is where the English language was required.
Blog text (5) -
Raoul can totally administrate that part.
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My job is to administrate, not render moral judgments.
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Tax reforms were put in place that swept away hundreds of small taxes, replacing them with a simpler to administrate income tax.
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And that kind of getting the manpower to do this large work of administrating these these elections is another challenge.
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Volunteers fulfill diverse roles in community-based sport, including, but not limited to coaching and training, officiating, administrating, and generally helping out.
Academic text (1995) -
The manager's role is to administrate the training programs for new employees effectively.
Synonyms
To be in charge of a group or a business
To watch and direct other people's work
Watch and guide people doing tasks to keep the work correct and safe
Manage the running of something like a business or program
To be in charge of an activity or group
To be in control of a group or business
To manage and take care of something for someone or an organization
To manage and direct the work of other people
How Responsible
Surface Forms
Morphology
administrate = administer (transparent) = administer + ate
Learners who know 'administer' or 'administration' can readily infer 'administrate' as 'to carry out administration; to manage'.
Etymology
The word administrate comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and minister 'servant', the same root as the word minister. The idea of 'serving' grew into the idea of 'taking care of and organizing' tasks, so to administrate is to manage or be in charge.