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administer

[ad-min-uh-ster] / ædˈmɪn ə stər /
VERB
manage an organization or effort
Synonyms
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administrate carry out conduct direct execute govern oversee supervise
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boss control head render run superintend
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be in the driver's seat be in the saddle crack the whip head up hold the reins pull the strings pull the wires ride herd on run the show sit on top of
Antonyms
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leave neglect obey
STRONG
follow
WEAK
deny forego frustrate mismanage refuse withhold
VERB
dispense something needed
Synonyms
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apply authorize deliver disburse distribute execute extend give impose perform provide regulate serve
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apportion bring contribute deal furnish inflict issue offer portion proffer supply tender
WEAK
dole out measure out mete out
Antonyms
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fail hoard hold keep maintain refrain retain take withhold
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deny refuse shun take back withdraw
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forego frustrate mismanage neglect

Example Sentences

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With his older brother John, he ran a school, having left a previous teaching post from a disinclination to administer corporal punishment.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Desperate to help his sick dog, one Australian man went down the ultimate ChatGPT research hole, using artificial intelligence to design a personalised experimental treatment and finding top scientists to administer it.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

While insurers that administer Medicaid benefits have an incentive to police fraud, autism treatment has become a fee-for-service free-for-all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

The constitution explicitly gives states the power to regulate and administer the “times, places and manner of holding elections,” but Congress “may at any time by law make or alter such regulations.”

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

Only three remained to see to the mounting problems in Philadelphia and to administer Bush Hill.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy