One entry found for administer.

Main Entry: ad·min·is·ter
Pronunciation: d-min--str
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): ad·min·is·tered; ad·min·is·ter·ing /-st(-)ri/
1 : to direct the affairs of : MANAGE <administer a government>
2 : to give out as deserved <administer justice>
3 : to give formally or ceremonially <administer the sacraments>
4 : to give as treatment <administer a drug>