The courts administer the law.
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Administer
//ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stə//
Synonyms for "administer" (151 found)
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Strong matches (45)
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Verb(4 words)
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9 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
4 entriesderived
10 entriesentails
2 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entrieshas context
2 entriesmanner of
4 entriesrelated to
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Translations
85 translations across 32 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- адміністрава́ць verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
Bulgarian
4 entries- администри́рам verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
- предписвам verb (to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit)
- ръководя verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
- управлявам verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
Carpathian Rusyn
1 entries- справовати verb (to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit)
Catalan
3 entries- administrar verb (to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit)
- administrar verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
- administrar verb (to minister to the sick)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 管理 verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
Czech
2 entries- podat verb (to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit)
- spravovat verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
Dutch
1 entries- toedienen verb (to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit)
Esperanto
1 entries- administri verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
Finnish
4 entries- annostella verb (to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit)
- antaa verb (to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit)
- hallinnoida verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
- hallita verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
French
4 entries- administrer verb (to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit)
- administrer verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
- administrer verb (to minister to the sick)
- gérer verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
Galician
2 entries- administrar verb (to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit)
- administrar verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
German
4 entries- administrieren verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
- darreichen verb (to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit)
- intravenös applizieren verb (to introduce medicine intravenously)
- intravenös spritzen verb (to introduce medicine intravenously)
Greek
1 entries- διοικώ verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
Hungarian
4 entries- adminisztrál verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
- bead verb (to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit)
- igazgat verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
- intéz verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
Ido
1 entries- administrar verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
Italian
1 entries- amministrare verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
Japanese
1 entries- 管理する verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
Latin
1 entries- administro verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
Manchu
1 entries- ᡴᠠᡩᠠᠯᠠᠮᠪᡳ verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
Māori
1 entries- minita verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
Occitan
3 entries- administrar verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
- far préner verb (to minister to the sick)
- har préner verb (to minister to the sick)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- علاجلامق verb (to introduce medicine intravenously)
Polish
4 entries- administrować verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
- aplikować verb (to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit)
- podawać verb (to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit)
- podać verb (to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit)
Portuguese
4 entries- administrar verb (to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit)
- administrar verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
- aplicar verb (to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit)
- ministrar verb (to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit)
Romanian
2 entries- administra verb (to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit)
- administra verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
Russian
4 entries- администри́ровать verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
- назна́чить verb (to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit)
- назнача́ть verb (to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit)
- пропи́сывать verb (to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit)
Spanish
3 entries- administrar verb (to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit)
- administrar verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
- perfundir verb (to introduce medicine intravenously)
Swedish
1 entries- administrera verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
Thai
1 entries- บริหาร verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
Ukrainian
2 entries- адмініструва́ти verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
- управля́ти verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
Welsh
3 entries- goruchwylio verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
- gweinyddu verb (to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit)
- gweinyddu verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
Yiddish
1 entries- אַדמיניסטרירן verb (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
The syringe is the instrument most commonly used to administer insulin.
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Tom will administer the oath.
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The novel Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke has intrigued me for a long time. Sinister ships from outer space appear over the cities of Earth. Soon, the outworlders administer human affairs. They help humankind to its next level.
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