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Administer
ADMIN'ISTER, v.t. [L. administro, of ad and ministro, to serve or manage. See Minister.]
1. To act as minister or chief agent, in managing public affairs, under laws or a constitution of government, as a king, president, or other supreme officer. it is used also of absolute monarchs, who rule not in subordination; but is more strictly applicable to limited monarchs and other supreme executive officers, and to governors, vice-roys, judges and the like, who are under the authority of laws. A king or a president administers the government or laws, when he executes them or carries them into effect. A judge administers the laws, when he applies them to particular cases or persons. In short, to administer is to direct the execution or application of laws.
2. To dispense, as to administer justice or the sacrament.
3. To afford, give or furnish; as, to administer relief, that is, to act as the agent. To administer medicine is to direct and cause it to be taken.
4. To give, as an oath; to cause to swear according to law.
ADMIN'ISTER, v.i.
1. To contribute; to bring aid or supplies; to add something; as, a shade administers to our comfort.
2. To perform the office of administrator; as, A administers upon the estate of B.
administer appears in definitions for these words:
Administer Administrate Administration Administrative Administrator Administratrix Advocate Affair Affirm Azymite Baptist Baptistery Baptize Baptizer Baptizing Basilic Better Blanket Calice Chamberlain Circuit Clyster Comforter Course Court Court-day Deacon Dealing Depute Dispense Dispensed Dispenser Dispensing Distribute Drug Empoison Empoisoner Empoisonment Equitably Executive Govern Government Governor Helper Induction Intercessor Judicature Jurisdiction Justice Last Luxurious Maladministration Marshalsea Minister Ministering Misgovern Misgoverned Mismanage Oathable Office Ordination Palace-court Perjure Perjurer Perjuring Perjury Plot Porte President Propretor Shrive Steward Subministrate Suppository Theocraticical Tribunal Tyranny Unadministered Virtue
Administer Administrate Administration Administrative Administrator Administratrix Advocate Affair Affirm Azymite Baptist Baptistery Baptize Baptizer Baptizing Basilic Better Blanket Calice Chamberlain Circuit Clyster Comforter Course Court Court-day Deacon Dealing Depute Dispense Dispensed Dispenser Dispensing Distribute Drug Empoison Empoisoner Empoisonment Equitably Executive Govern Government Governor Helper Induction Intercessor Judicature Jurisdiction Justice Last Luxurious Maladministration Marshalsea Minister Ministering Misgovern Misgoverned Mismanage Oathable Office Ordination Palace-court Perjure Perjurer Perjuring Perjury Plot Porte President Propretor Shrive Steward Subministrate Suppository Theocraticical Tribunal Tyranny Unadministered Virtue
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