Definition for Administer:

• To apply; inflict; cause to take.

Synonyms for Administer:

• n.

  •
  • disburse,
  • authorize,
  • impose,
  • furnish,
  • offer,
  • proffer,
  • supply.
  •
  • strike.
  •
  • head.
  •administer (noun)
  • allot,
  • parcel out,
  • lot,
  • dispense,
  • dish out,
  • administrate.

• v.

  •control (verb)
  • harness,
  • discipline,
  • lead,
  • pilot,
  • order,
  • steer,
  • dominate,
  • oversee,
  • superintend,
  • bridle.
  •direct (verb)
  • master,
  • lord,
  • conduct.
  •dispense something needed (verb)
  • contribute,
  • tender,
  • serve,
  • issue,
  • extend,
  • bring.
  •manage an organization or effort (verb)
  • ride herd on,
  • carry out.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • inject,
  • commute,
  • mismanagement,
  • ADMIN,
  • chairmanship,
  • managerial,
  • perform,
  • tend,
  • adventurism,
  • administrative,
  • downsize,
  • headship,
  • CSR,
  • penalize,
  • punish,
  • dock.
  •
  • sentence,
  • running,
  • dose.
  •
  • slap,
  • executive.
  •
  • pop.
  •
  • get,
  • deliver.
  •apply
  • lay on.
  •carry on
  • engage in.
  •command
  • preside over,
  • hold office.
  •control
  • head up,
  • hold the reins,
  • run the show,
  • deal with.
  •direct
  • be in the driver's seat.
  •give
  • let have.
  •tend
  • see to.

Paraphrases for Administer:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    Administering, administers.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Administering, administers.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Administering.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    Trustees, governors.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    administrating.
  • Adverb
    administratively.
  • Verb, past tense
    addressed, directed, generalized, imposed, Aimed, headed, received, used, Ran.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    oversees, organizes, handles, conducts, controls, works.
  • Verb, base form
    lay, oversee, immunize, render, perform, treat, execute, address, supervise, give, mange, steer, impose, lend, carry, control.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    administrations.
  • Verb, past tense
    Managed, pursued, implemented.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    administrates, governs, delivers, maintains, operates.
  • Verb, base form
    administrate, govern, dispense, deliver, regulate, provide, undertake, organize.

Antonyms for Administer:

• v.

  • dispense something needed
    take back, withdraw, hold, refrain, keep, shun, fail, retain, take, maintain, hoard.
  • manage an organization or effort
    frustrate, follow, leave, obey, mismanage, refuse, forego, neglect, withhold, deny.
  • Other antonyms:
    pinch, ignore, begrudge.

Homophones for Administer:

• admixture, autoinjector, atomist theory, atomic theory.

Hypernym for Administer:

• v.

  • possession
    insufflate.
  • social
    supervise, superintend, pontificate, oversee, manage.

Hyponym for Administer:

• v.

  • possession
    give, apply.
  • social
    manage, handle, direct, deal, care.