Synonyms for administer
ædˈmɪn ə stərad·min·is·ter

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1. administer

   To execute is to follow through to the end, put into absolute and final effect in action; to administer is to conduct as one holding a trust, as a minister and not an originator; the sheriff executes a writ; the trustee administers an estate, a charity, etc.; to enforce is to put into effect by force, actual or potential. To administer the laws is the province of a court of justice; to execute the laws is the province of a sheriff, marshal, constable, or other executive officer; to administer the law is to declare or apply it; to execute the law is to put it in force; for this enforce is the more general word, execute the more specific. From signifying to superintend officially some application or infliction, administer passes by a natural transition to signify inflict, mete out, dispense, and blows, medicine, etc., are said to be administered: a usage thoroughly established and reputable in spite of pedantic objections. Enforce signifies also to present and urge home by intellectual and moral force; as, to enforce a precept or a duty. Compare DO; KILL; MAKE.

   Synonyms:
   carry out, do, enforce, execute, perform

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. administer, administrateverb

   work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of

   "administer a program"; "she administers the funds"

   Synonyms:
   distribute, administrate, deal, dispense, lot, dish out, parcel out, dole out, deal out, shell out, mete out, allot

2. administerverb

   perform (a church sacrament) ritually

   "administer the last unction"

   Synonyms:
   distribute, administrate, deal, dispense, lot, dish out, parcel out, dole out, deal out, shell out, mete out, allot

3. distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole outverb

   administer or bestow, as in small portions

   "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"

   Synonyms:
   dish up, circulate, shell out, apportion, plow, spread, carry on, lot, pass on, dish out, portion, deal out, allot, serve up, care, portion out, sell, take, treat, share, dispense, dole out, divvy up, grapple, make out, accord, assign, deal, parcel out, disperse, circularize, manage, contend, give out, grant, trade, address, handle, disseminate, pass around, hand out, mete out, administrate, pass out, diffuse, broadcast, distribute, propagate, conduct, serve, cover, circularise, consider, make do, get by, stagger, look at, cope, dish

4. administer, dispenseverb

   give or apply (medications)

   Synonyms:
   distribute, administrate, deal, dispense, lot, dish out, parcel out, dole out, deal out, shell out, mete out, allot

5. administerverb

   direct the taking of

   "administer an exam"; "administer an oath"

   Synonyms:
   distribute, administrate, deal, dispense, lot, dish out, parcel out, dole out, deal out, shell out, mete out, allot

Matched Categories

1. • Direct
   • Give
   • Manage
   • Medicine
   • Treat

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. administer

   Synonyms:
   v. a. dispense, give, distribute, supply, contribute, deal out, give out

2. administer

   Synonyms:
   direct, manage, conduct, control, superintend, preside over

3. administer

   Synonyms:
   tender, offer, proffer

4. administerverb

   Synonyms:
   contribute, conduce, be helpful

5. administerverb

   Synonyms:
   (Law.) act as administrator

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1. List of paraphrases for "administer":

   manage, administering, administers, administration, managing, administrate, manages

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How to use administer in a sentence?

1. Andrew Carnegie:

   Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.

2. Mohamad Mouhiye:

   First, close the doors of the evil embassy, which we consider a spy building and an operations room to administer and sabotage Iraq's well-being.

3. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi:

   China was the earliest to explore, name, develop and administer various South China Sea islands. Our ancestors worked diligently here for generations.

4. Mike McFarland:

   Feline OA pain is typically undertreated because of a lack of effective solutions that are safe to use long-term, along with how difficult it can be for cat owners to administer oral medicines2, the approval of Solensia is a significant step forward in the control of feline OA pain. Cat owners and veterinarians alike can feel confident that Solensia, with active substance frunevetmab, a monoclonal antibody (mAb) designed specifically for felines, has been studied and demonstrated to control OA pain and help cats get back to moving more freely again.

5. Ilpo Huhtaniemi:

   We need a pill, that's the easiest to administer, it is feasible, we just need to find the right target.