administer (redirected from administering)

ad·min·is·ter  (d-mn-str)

v. ad·min·is·tered, ad·min·is·ter·ing, ad·min·is·ters

v.tr.

1. To have charge of; manage.

2.

a. 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).

v.intr.

1. To manage as an administrator.

2. To minister: administering to their every whim.

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[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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ad·minis·tra·ble (--str-bl) adj.

ad·minis·trant adj. & n.

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administer [ədˈmɪnɪstə]

vb (mainly tr)

1. (also intr) to direct or control (the affairs of a business, government, etc.)

2. to put into execution; dispense administer justice

3. (when intr, foll by to) to give or apply (medicine, assistance, etc.) as a remedy or relief

4. to apply formally; perform to administer extreme unction

5. to supervise or impose the taking of (an oath, etc.)

6. (Law) to manage or distribute (an estate, property, etc.)

[C14 amynistre, via Old French from Latin administrare, from ad- to + ministrāre to minister]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	administer - work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of; "administer a program"; "she administers the funds" administrate pontificate - administer a pontifical office handle, manage, care, deal - be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" oversee, superintend, supervise, manage - watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?"
	2.	administer - perform (a church sacrament) ritually; "administer the last unction" apply, give - give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose" insufflate - breathe or blow onto as a ritual or sacramental act, especially so as to symbolize the action of the Holy Spirit
	3.	administer - 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" deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, mete out, parcel out, shell out, lot, allot, deal give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" allot, portion, assign - give out; "We were assigned new uniforms" reallot - allot again; "They were realloted additional farm land" deal - distribute cards to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?" apply, give - give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
	4.	administer - give or apply (medications)           dispense practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" care for, treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics" transfuse - give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to digitalize - administer digitalis such that the patient benefits maximally without getting adverse effects inject, shoot - give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein" give - give (as medicine); "I gave him the drug"
	5.	administer - direct the taking of; "administer an exam"; "administer an oath" direct - be in charge of

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administer

verb

1. manage, run, control, rule, direct, handle, conduct, command, govern, oversee, supervise, preside over, be in charge of, superintend Next summer's exams will be straightforward to administer.

2. dispense, give, share, provide, apply, distribute, assign, allocate, allot, dole out, apportion, deal out Sister came to watch the nurses administer the drugs.

3. execute, do, give, provide, apply, perform, carry out, impose, realize, implement, enforce, render, discharge, enact, dispense, mete out, bring off He is shown administering most of the blows.

Translations

administer [ədˈmɪnɪstəʳ] VT

1. (= manage) [+ company, estate, funds, finances] → administrar; [+ country] → gobernar

2. (= dispense) [+ medicine, sacrament] → administrar; [+ justice, laws, punishment] → administrar, aplicar
to administer an oath to sb → tomar juramento a algn

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administer [ədˈmɪnɪstə^r] vt

[+ drug] → administrer
to administer a sedative → administrer un sédatif

[+ country, territory] → administrer

[+ justice] → rendre

[+ exam, test] → faire passer

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administer

vt

institution, funds → verwalten; business, affairs → führen; (= run) company, department → die Verwaltungsangelegenheiten regeln von; the civil service administers the country → die Beamtenschaft verwaltet das Land

(= dispense) relief, alms → gewähren; law → ausführen, vollstrecken, vollziehen; punishment → verhängen (→ to über +acc); to administer justice → Recht sprechen; to administer a severe blow to somebody (fig) → jdm einen schweren Schlag versetzen

(= cause to take) (→ jdm) medicine, drugs → verabreichen; sacraments → spenden; last rites → geben; to administer an oath to somebody → jdm einen Eid abnehmen

vi

(= act as administrator) → die Verwaltungsangelegenheiten regeln

(form) to administer to the sick → sich der Kranken (gen) → annehmen (geh); to administer to somebody’s needs → sich jds annehmen (geh)

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administer [ədˈmɪnɪstəʳ] vt

a. (manage, company) → dirigere, gestire; (fund) → amministrare

b. (dispense, medicine) → somministrare; (justice, laws) → amministrare
to administer an oath to sb → far prestare giuramento a qn

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administer

v administer [ədˈministə]

1 to govern or manage He administers the finances of the company bestuur يُدِير управлявам řídit, spravovat administrere; styre; forvalte verwalten διαχειρίζομαι administrar haldama اداره کردن hallita gérer לְנַהֵל प्रबन्ध करना, प्रशासन करना upravljati intéz mengurus, mengelola stjórna amministrare 扱って処理する 관리하다 valdyti, tvarkyti pārvaldīt; vadīt mentadbir beheren styre, forvalte, administrere nadzorować gerir a administra управлять riadiť, spravovať upravljati upravljati sköta, administrera จัดการ yönetmek,idare etmek 管理 управляти, керувати справами انتظام کرنا quản lý 管理

2 to carry out (the law etc). afdwing يُقِيم العَدْل، يُنَفِّذ القَانُون раздавам vykonávat udføre; dømme; fuldbyrde ausführen εφαρμόζω aplicar täide saatma اجرا کردن toteuttaa appliquer לְיַשֶׂם @@@לְייַשֶׂם$$$ लागू करना izvršavati kiszolgáltat menerapkan, menjalankan dæma, hafa dómsvald á hendi applicare 執行する 실행하다 vykdyti izpildīt melaksanakan toepassen dømme; fullbyrde, utføre wymierzać aplicar a aplica отправлять uplatniť izvajati sprovoditi utöva, skipa บริหารงาน uygulamak 執行 чинити (правосуддя) سر انجام دینا thực thi 执行

3 to give (medicine, help etc) The doctor administered drugs to the patient. gee, toedien يُعْطِي الدَّوَاء предписвам podat give, dele ud verabreichen χορηγώ administrar andma دادن annostella administrer לַתֵּת देना propisati bead memberikan gefa, veita somministrare 投与する (약 등을) 투여하다 (pa)skirti dot; sniegt memberi toedienen dele ut, gi dawać, stosować ministrar a administra давать podať dati dati (lek) ge จ่ายยา vermek 給予，施予 призначати, давати دوائی دینا phân phát 给与

v adˈministrate [-streit]

to govern or manage. bestuur, regeer يُدِير управлявам řídit, spravovat styre; regere verwalten διοικώ administrar haldama اداره کردن hallita administrer לְנַהֵל प्रशासन करना upravljati kormányoz mengatur stjórna amministrare 管理する 관리하다 valdyti, tvarkyti pārvaldīt; vadīt mentadbir besturen styre, regjere nadzorować dirigir a administra управлять riadiť, spravovať upravljati upravljati sköta, administrera บริหารงาน yönetmek 管理 управляти; контролювати انتظام کرنا quản lý 管理

n adˌminiˈstration

1 management He's in charge of administration at the hospital. administrasie إدَارَه управление správa administration die Verwaltung διοίκηση administración haldus مدیریت hallinto administration נִיהוּל प्रशासन uprava adminisztráció administrasi stjórn amministrazione 管理 관리 vadovavimas pārvaldīšana; vadīšana pentadbiran beheer administrasjon, administrering kierownictwo administração ad­mi­nistraţie; administrare администрация správa, riadenie, vedenie upravljanje upravljanje administration, förvaltning การบริหาร yönetim 管理 управління; керування انتظامیہ sự quản lý 管理

2 (the people who carry on) the government of a country etc. regering الحُكُومَه، الإدَارَه администрация vláda regering; styre die Regierung κυβέρνηση administración pública juhtkond اداره کنندگان hallitus gouvernement מִמְשָׁל vlada kormány(zat) pemerintah, pengurus, penyelenggara ríkisstjórn governo 政府 행정관 valdžia, vyriausybė pārvalde; administrācija; valdība pelaksana regering regjering, styre rząd administração guvern правительство vláda, kabinet vlada upravljanje styrelse, ledning จ้าหน้าที่บริหารของรัฐ iktidar, yönetim 政府 уряд منتظمین thể chế 政府

adj administrative [-strətiv, (American ) -streitiv]

an administrative post; administrative ability. administratief إدَارِي управителен správní administrativ Verwaltungs... διοικητικός administrativo haldus- اجرایی hallinnollinen admi- nistratif מִנְהָלִי प्रशासनिक upravni adminisztratív administratif stjórnunar- amministrativo 管理上の 행정상의 administracinis, valdymo administratīvs; pārvaldes- keupayaan mentadbir administratief administrativ, styre- kierowniczy administrativo admi­nistrativ административный správny, administratívny, organizačný upraven upravni administrativ เกี่ยวกับการบริหาร yönetimle ilgili, idari 行政的 адміністративний, адміністративно-господарський انتظامی thuộc về quản lý 行政的

n adˈministrator [-strei-]

administrateur مُدِير управител správce administrator der/die Verwalter(in) διαχειριστής administrador haldur اداره کننده؛ سرپرست johtaja administrateur/-trice מֶנָהֵל, מִנְהָלָן प्रशासक upravitelj ügyintéző, adminisztrátor administrator stjórnandi amministratore, amministratrice 管理者 행정관 administratorius administrators; pārvaldnieks pentadbir administrateur administrator, styrer zarządca, nadzorca administrador administra­tor администратор správca, konateľ upravitelj upravnik förvaltare, adminstratör ผู้บริหาร yönetici, idareci 管理人員；行政官員 керівник, адміністратор منتظم ، ناظم ، مہتمم nhà quản lý 管理人员；行政官员