administer : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: administer	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for administer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
administer v work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of; "administer a program"; "she administers the funds" Synonym(s): administer, administrate perform (a church sacrament) ritually; "administer the last unction" 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" Synonym(s): distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out give or apply (medications) Synonym(s): administer, dispense direct the taking of; "administer an exam"; "administer an oath"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Administer \Admin"ister\, n. Administrator. [Obs.] --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Administer \Admin"ister\, v. i. 1. To contribute; to bring aid or supplies; to conduce; to minister. A fountain . . . administers to the pleasure as well as the plenty of the place. --Spectator. 2. (Law) To perform the office of administrator; to act officially; as, A administers upon the estate of B.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Administer \Admin"ister\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Administered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Administering}.] [OE. aministren, OF. aministrer, F. administer, fr. L. administrare; ad + ministrare to serve. See {Minister}.] 1. To manage or conduct, as public affairs; to direct or superintend the execution, application, or conduct of; as, to administer the government or the state. For forms of government let fools contest: Whate'er is best administered is best. --Pope. 2. To dispense; to serve out; to supply; execute; as, to administer relief, to administer the sacrament. [Let zephyrs] administer their tepid, genial airs. --Philips. Justice was administered with an exactness and purity not before known. --Macaulay. 3. To apply, as medicine or a remedy; to give, as a dose or something beneficial or suitable. Extended to a blow, a reproof, etc. A noxious drug had been administered to him. --Macaulay. 4. To tender, as an oath. Swear . . . to keep the oath that we administer. --Shak. 5. (Law) To settle, as the estate of one who dies without a will, or whose will fails of an executor. Syn: To manage; conduct; minister; supply; dispense; give out; distribute; furnish.