Administer

French Meaning

administrer

gérer

dispenser

distribuer

régir

pourvoir

subvenir

English Meaning

  1. To have charge of; manage.
  2. To give or apply in a formal way: administer the last rites.
  3. To apply as a remedy: administer a sedative.
  4. To direct the taking of (an oath).
  5. To mete out; dispense: administer justice.
  6. To manage or dispose of (a trust or estate) under a will or official appointment.
  7. To impose, offer, or tender (an oath, for example).
  8. To manage as an administrator.
  9. To minister: administering to their every whim.