to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of: to administer the law.
to bring into use or operation: to administer justice; to administer last rites.
to make application of; give:to administer medicine.
to supervise the formal taking of (an oath or the like).
Law. to manage or dispose of, as a decedent's estate by an executor or administrator or a trust estate by a trustee.
verb (used without object)
to contribute assistance; bring aid or supplies (usually followed by to): to administer to the poor.
to perform the duties of an administrator: She administers quite effectively.
Origin of administer
1325–75; <Latin administrāre to assist, carry out, manage the affairs of (see ad-, minister); replacing Middle English amynistre (with a-5) <Middle French aministrer
All of those enrolled, however, were given the plasma and the antibody levels weren’t checked before it was administered, making it difficult to determine exactly how much benefit patients would get over current care.
Trump’s push to approve COVID-19 convalescent plasma treatment could delay efforts to better understand it|Claire Zillman, reporter|August 24, 2020|Fortune
In the interview, Liu said that he expects one dose of Sinopharm’s vaccine to be 97% effective in producing an immune response, a rate that would climb to close to 100% once a second dose is administered 28 days later.
A Chinese company says its vaccine will be ready by December—but it won’t be cheap|Grady McGregor|August 22, 2020|Fortune
So far, federal health authorities have offered little detail about their plans for administering vaccines.
U.S. will conduct an unofficial dry run of a COVID-19 vaccine campaign this fall|Claire Zillman, reporter|August 19, 2020|Fortune
The measure targets psychologists who administer conversion therapy and would suspend their licenses for at least five years.
Israel lawmakers move to ban conversion therapy|Kaela Roeder|August 12, 2020|Washington Blade
Even after vaccines are administered to the general public, researchers will be on the lookout for even rarer safety concerns, such as autoimmune diseases triggered by the vaccine, Kuritzkes says.
Here’s what we know about Russia’s unverified coronavirus vaccine|Tina Hesman Saey|August 11, 2020|Science News
The Liberian AIDS commission is now going door-to-door to administer antiretroviral medications to known patients.
What’s Worse Than Ebola in West Africa? Almost Everything|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We hired Eisenhower to run the Cold War, not administer shots,” says Pitney.
How Presidents Handle Pandemics|Eleanor Clift|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dr. Barry Rosenfeld, a psychologist who directs clinical training at Fordham University, did not just administer tests.
One Breakdown Can Mean Losing Your Kid Forever|ProPublica|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When Jerry Lee was taken home and his car was towed from the ditch, the deputies forgot to administer a test for intoxication.
The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis|Richard Ben Cramer|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We must be careful not to administer a vaccine against faith to them.
What Pope Francis Can Teach the GOP|Sally Kohn|January 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An excellent hospital is established there, with a house adequate for the religious who administer it.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXIII, 1629-30|Various
It was four hundred miles to the nearest man who was authorized to administer an oath.
Then and Now|Robert Vaughn
See and hear—the senses must administer to the understanding.
Opuscula|Robert Gordon Latham
Take then the robe of Romulus, and administer the laws of Rome.
The Letters of Cassiodorus|Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)
The men who administer the government of India have a chronically difficult job on their hands.
Drugging a Nation|Samuel Merwin
British Dictionary definitions for administer
administer
/ (ədˈmɪnɪstə) /
verb(mainly tr)
(also intr)to direct or control (the affairs of a business, government, etc)
to put into execution; dispenseadminister justice
(when intr, foll by to) to give or apply (medicine, assistance, etc) as a remedy or relief
to apply formally; performto administer extreme unction
to supervise or impose the taking of (an oath, etc)
to manage or distribute (an estate, property, etc)
Word Origin for administer
C14: amynistre, via Old French from Latin administrare, from ad- to + ministrāre to minister