administrate
verb
ad·min·is·trate əd-ˈmi-nə-ˌstrāt 
administrated; administrating
: administer
Synonyms
- administer
- carry on
- conduct
- control
- direct
- govern
- guide
- handle
- keep
- manage
- operate
- overlook
- oversee
- preside (over)
- regulate
- run
- steward
- superintend
- supervise
- tend
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Example Sentences
they're looking for someone to administrate the new division
Recent Examples on the Web Also listed in the documents is the bank that was assigned by the court to administrate the estate's affairs during litigation. 
Marianne Garvey, CNN, 3 Aug. 2022 Because various agencies administrate national monuments, nailing down a list of the most popular is challenging. Ashley M. Biggers, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2019 To administrate at scale, governments and large bureaucracies need to be able to see the world clearly. Tim Hwang, Harper's Magazine, 27 Oct. 2020 The state’s data reporting lags between the date the test was administrated, when symptoms appeared and when the case is reported. Nyamekye Daniel, Washington Examiner, 13 May 2020 Australia began administrating Bougainville after World War I and (except for a brief Japanese occupation during World War II) played a role until PNG achieved independence in 1975. Jason Scott Smith, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2019 Tips for riders of public transit MCTS closed its administrating building at 1942 N. 17th St. Call customer service for help with unused passes and other issues (414-937-3218) or via email to customerservice@mcts.org. Talis Shelbourne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2020 Australia began administrating Bougainville after World War I and (except for a brief Japanese occupation during World War II) played a role until PNG achieved independence in 1975. Jason Scott Smith, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2019 Australia began administrating Bougainville after World War I and (except for a brief Japanese occupation during World War II) played a role until PNG achieved independence in 1975. Jason Scott Smith, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2019 See More
Marianne Garvey, CNN, 3 Aug. 2022 Because various agencies administrate national monuments, nailing down a list of the most popular is challenging. Ashley M. Biggers, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2019 To administrate at scale, governments and large bureaucracies need to be able to see the world clearly. Tim Hwang, Harper's Magazine, 27 Oct. 2020 The state’s data reporting lags between the date the test was administrated, when symptoms appeared and when the case is reported. Nyamekye Daniel, Washington Examiner, 13 May 2020 Australia began administrating Bougainville after World War I and (except for a brief Japanese occupation during World War II) played a role until PNG achieved independence in 1975. Jason Scott Smith, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2019 Tips for riders of public transit MCTS closed its administrating building at 1942 N. 17th St. Call customer service for help with unused passes and other issues (414-937-3218) or via email to customerservice@mcts.org. Talis Shelbourne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2020 Australia began administrating Bougainville after World War I and (except for a brief Japanese occupation during World War II) played a role until PNG achieved independence in 1975. Jason Scott Smith, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2019 Australia began administrating Bougainville after World War I and (except for a brief Japanese occupation during World War II) played a role until PNG achieved independence in 1975. Jason Scott Smith, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Latin administrātus, past participle of administrāre "to administer"
First Known Use
1538, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
administrate
verb
ad·min·is·trate əd-ˈmi-nə-ˌstrāt
administrated; administrating
: administer
administrated
verb
as in operated
to look after and make decisions about they're looking for someone to administrate the new division Synonyms & Similar Words
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- operated
- supervised
- managed
- controlled
- regulated
- conducted
- handled
- administered
- oversaw
- governed
- run
- ran
- directed
- guided
- tended
- kept
- protected
- superintended
- stewarded
- carried on
- watched over
- overlooked
- steered
- led
- watched
- piloted
- guarded
- safeguarded
- presided (over)
- minded
- micromanaged
- co-managed
- stage-managed
- cared (for)
- comanaged
- codirected
- co-directed