Administer

Meaning

Verb

●

apportion

out, distribute.

●

the

, performance or

of; to

the

for the

, performance or

of; to

capacity.

●

minister

(to).

●

In Law:

settle

, as the

estate

of one who

dies

without a will, or whose will

fails

of an executor.

●

To give, as an oath.

●

In Medicine:

(medicine) To give (a

drug

, to a

patient

), be it

orally

or by any other means.

(medicine) To cause (a

, human or

) to

), either by

or through deceit.

Sourced from

Wiktionary

Origin

administer

English

admynistren

Middle English (1100-1500)

aminister

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

administrare

Latin

Sourced from

Etym

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Administer

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