administer
IPA: ʌdmˈɪnʌstɝ
verb
- (transitive) To apportion out, distribute.
- (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.
- (intransitive) To minister (to).
- (law) To settle, as the estate of one who dies without a will, or whose will fails of an executor.
- To give, as an oath.
- (transitive, medicine) To give (a drug, to a patient), be it orally or by any other means.
- (transitive, medicine) To cause (a patient, human or animal) to ingest (a drug), either by openly offering or through deceit.
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Examples of "administer" in Sentences
- The nurse will administer the medication to the patient at 8 a.m. every morning
- The teacher will administer the exam to the students next Friday
- It is the responsibility of the coach to administer the team's training schedule
- The doctor will administer the vaccine to the children at the clinic
- The principal will administer the school's policies and procedures to ensure a safe learning environment
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