administer

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Synonyms: minister, admonisher, administers, axminster, adminstr, coadminister, readminister

Antonyms: minister, admonisher, administers, axminster, adminstr, coadminister, readminister

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To apportion out, distribute.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[manage]] or [[supervise]] the [[conduct]], [[performance]] or [[execution]] of; to [[govern]] or [[regulate]] the parameters for the conduct, performance or execution of; to work in an [[administrative]] capacity.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[minister]] (to).
4. {{lb|en|legal}} To [[settle]], as the estate of one who dies without a will, or whose will fails of an [[executor]].
5. To give, as an oath.
6. {{lb|en|transitive|medicine}} To give (a drug, to a patient), be it orally or by any other means.
7. {{lb|en|transitive|medicine}} To cause (a patient, human or animal) to [[ingest]] (a drug), either by [[openly]] [[offer]]ing or through [[deceit]].

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