verb [VN]
1 [oftenpassive] to manage and organize the affairs of a company, an organization, a country, etc.
SYNMANAGE:
to administer a charity / fund / school * the high cost of administering medical services * The pension funds are administered by commercial banks.
2 to make sure that sth is done fairly and in the correct way:
to administer justice / the law * The questionnaire was administered by trained interviewers.
3 ~ sth (to sb) (formal) to give or to provide sth, especially in a formal way:
The teacher has the authority to administer punishment. * A taxi driver administered first aid to the victims. * The priest was called to administer the last rites.
4 [oftenpassive] ~ sth (to sb) (formal) to give drugs, medicine, etc. to sb:
The dose was administered to the child intravenously. * Police believe his wife could not have administered the poison.
5 ~ a kick, a punch, etc. (to sb/sth) (formal) to kick or to hit sb/sth:
He administered a severe blow to his opponent's head.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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