administer
English Thesaurus
1. give or apply (medications) (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | care for, treat, |
| definition | : | provide treatment for (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | transfuse, |
| definition | : | give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | digitalize, |
| definition | : | administer digitalis such that the patient benefits maximally without getting adverse effects (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | inject, shoot, |
| definition | : | give an injection to (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | give, |
| definition | : | give (as medicine) (verb.possession) |
| entail | : | apply, give, |
| definition | : | give or convey physically (verb.possession) |
| domain category | : | medicine, practice of medicine, |
| definition | : | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries (noun.act) |
2. administer or bestow, as in small portions (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | give, |
| definition | : | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | reallot, |
| definition | : | allot again (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | deal, |
| definition | : | distribute cards to the players in a game (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | apply, give, |
| definition | : | give or convey physically (verb.possession) |
3. perform (a church sacrament) ritually (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | apply, give, |
| definition | : | give or convey physically (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | insufflate, |
| definition | : | breathe or blow onto as a ritual or sacramental act, especially so as to symbolize the action of the Holy Spirit (verb.possession) |
| entail | : | execute, put to death, |
| definition | : | kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment (verb.social) |
4. work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | care, deal, handle, manage, |
| definition | : | be in charge of, act on, or dispose of (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | pontificate, |
| definition | : | administer a pontifical office (verb.social) |
5. direct the taking of (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | direct, |
| definition | : | be in charge of (verb.social) |
6. give or apply (medications) (verb.body)
| derivation | : | dispensation, |
| definition | : | the act of dispensing (giving out in portions) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dispensary, |
| definition | : | clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | dispensation, |
| definition | : | a share that has been dispensed or distributed (noun.possession) |
7. administer or bestow, as in small portions (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | distribution, |
| definition | : | the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dispensation, |
| definition | : | the act of dispensing (giving out in portions) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | deal, |
| definition | : | the act of apportioning or distributing something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dispenser, |
| definition | : | a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | allocator, distributor, |
| definition | : | a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | dispenser, |
| definition | : | a person who dispenses (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | dispensation, |
| definition | : | a share that has been dispensed or distributed (noun.possession) |
8. work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of (verb.social)
| derivation | : | administration, disposal, |
| definition | : | a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | administrator, executive, |
| definition | : | someone who manages a government agency or department (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | administrator, |
| definition | : | the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | administrable, |
| definition | : | capable of being administered or managed (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | administrative, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or responsible for administration (adj.pert) |
9. give or apply (medications) (verb.body)
| derivation | : | dispensation, |
| definition | : | the act of dispensing (giving out in portions) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dispensary, |
| definition | : | clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | dispensation, |
| definition | : | a share that has been dispensed or distributed (noun.possession) |
10. administer or bestow, as in small portions (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | distribution, |
| definition | : | the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dispensation, |
| definition | : | the act of dispensing (giving out in portions) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | deal, |
| definition | : | the act of apportioning or distributing something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dispenser, |
| definition | : | a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | allocator, distributor, |
| definition | : | a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | dispenser, |
| definition | : | a person who dispenses (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | dispensation, |
| definition | : | a share that has been dispensed or distributed (noun.possession) |
11. work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of (verb.social)
| derivation | : | administration, disposal, |
| definition | : | a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | administrator, executive, |
| definition | : | someone who manages a government agency or department (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | administrator, |
| definition | : | the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | administrable, |
| definition | : | capable of being administered or managed (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | administrative, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or responsible for administration (adj.pert) |
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