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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ad·min·is·ter \\əd-ˈmi-nə-stər\\ verb ( -is·tered ; ad·min·is·ter·ing \\-st(ə-)riŋ\\) ETYMOLOGY Middle English administren, from Anglo-French administrer, from Latin administrare, from ad- + ministrare to serve, from minister servant — more at minister
DATE 14th century
transitive verb1. to manage or supervise the execution, use, or conduct of administer a trust fund2. a. to mete out : dispense administer punishment b. to give ritually administer the last rites c. to give remedially administer a dose of medicineintransitive verb1. to perform the office of administrator2. to furnish a benefit : minister administer to an ailing friend3. to manage affairs• ad·min·is·tra·ble \\-strə-bəl\\ adjective• ad·min·is·trant \\-strənt\\ noun
administer late 14 c., "to manage as a steward," from O.Fr
http://O.Fr . aministrer, from L. administrare "serve, carry out, manage," from ad- "to" + ministrare "serve" (see minister). Used of medicine, etc., "to give," from 1540s.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishadminister
verb ADV. effectively, efficiently | centrally, locally The legislation was to be centrally administered by the Board of Education. | jointly VERB + ADMINISTER be difficult/easy/simple to, be cheap/expensive to Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 administerad·min·is·ter / Ed5ministE(r) / verb[VN] 1. [often passive] to manage and organize the affairs of a company, an organization, a country, etc. 管理(公司、组织、机构)；治理(国家) SYN manage : to administer a charity / fund / school 管理一家慈善机构/一项基金/一所学校 The pension funds are administered by commercial banks. 养老基金由商业银行经管。 2. to make sure that sth is done fairly and in the correct way 施行；执行: to administer justice / the law 司法；执法 The questionnaire was administered by trained interviewers. 问卷调查是由经过训练的采访人员负责执行的。 3. ~ sth (to sb) ( formal) to give or to provide sth, especially in a formal way 给予；提供: The teacher has the authority to administer punishment. 老师有权处罚。 4. [often passive] ~ sth (to sb) ( formal) to give drugs, medicine, etc. to sb 给予,施用(药物等): The dose was administered to the child intravenously. 已给那孩子静脉注射了这一剂量。 Police believe his wife could not have administered the poison. 警方认为他的妻子是不可能下毒的。 5. ~ a kick, a punch, etc. (to sb / sth) ( formal) to kick or to hit sb / sth 踢；打: He administered a severe blow to his opponent's head. 他朝着对手的头部狠狠打了一拳。
administer verb
⇨ give 3 (administer first aid) ⇨ regulate (administer tests) ⇨ run 2 (administer a charity) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ad·min·is·ter\ədˈminə̇stə(r) also ad-\ verb( administered ; administered ; administering \-st(ə)riŋ\ ; administers) Etymology: Middle English aministren, administren, from Middle French aministrer, administrer, from Latin administrare to attend, manage from ad- + ministrare to serve — more at minister transitive verb1. a. (1) : to manage the affairs of < a government that is badly administered can never be expected to last long — C.J.Friedrich > (2) : to direct or superintend the execution, use, or conduct of < administered the regulations governing interstate travel — W.M.Emery > < in many Japanese homes the funds are administered by the wife — D.C.Buchanan > < vocational interest tests are administered to all students > b. : to act in lieu of an executor in settling (an intestate estate) 2. a. : to mete out : dispense < administer relief > < she was able to administer a more piquant flattery — Ellen Glasgow > < administer justice > < disclaiming any intention to administer any official rebuke — W.A.Slade > < administered a public thrashing to the landlord who had mistreated his brother — C.V.Woodward > b. : to give ritually < administer the last rites of the church > c. : to give remedially (as medicine) < the amount of the antitoxin administered is determined by the doctor — Morris Fishbein >3. : tender < the following questions were first administered by the Archbishop of Canterbury — Whitaker's Almanack >— often used with to < the formal oath of office was administered to him — Current Biography >intransitive verb1. : to perform the office of administrator — sometimes used with upon < A administers upon the estate of B >2. : to give or furnish a real or assumed benefit : minister — used with to < administering to the last wants of his friend >3. : to manage or conduct affairs < the government administers when it appoints an officer — F.J.Goodnow >
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