administer

Definition

  • v. work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
  • v. perform (a church sacrament) ritually
  • v. give or apply (medications)
  • v. direct the taking of

Word forms

Past participle
administered
Present participle
administering
Third person singular
administers
Past tense
administered

Example sentences

  1. vt.

    The manager will administer the new project starting next month.

  2. vi.

    After her father's passing, she had to administer his estate carefully.