Meaning & use
administer
To manage or oversee the running of an organization, or to formally give or apply something, such as medicine.
See it in a sentence
The nurse administered the vaccine carefully before recording the dose in the patient's chart.
A small committee administers the charity's funds and reports to donors each year.
A note on using this word
Administer takes a direct object, as in 'administer a test' or 'administer justice'; it does not mean simply 'to work.'
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To formally give someone an oath, or to arrange for a legal or ceremonial procedure.
The judge administered the oath before the witness began testifying.
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