word | administer |
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definition | verb If someone administers something such as a country, the law, or a test, they take responsibility for organizing and supervising it. The plan calls for the U.N. to administer the country until elections can be held. We hope that they're going to administer justice impartially. Next summer's exams would be straightforward to administer and mark. If a doctor or a nurse administers a drug, they give it to a patient . Paramedics are trained to administer certain drugs. If someone administers a punch or a kick, they punch or kick someone. He is shown in the video of the beating as administering most of the blows. |
inflections | administersadministeringadministered |
cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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