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Administer vs. Administrate
Administer
/ədˈmɪnəstə/Examples:
Accordingly he administered an injection-not of a narcotic, but of strychnine."The teacher had to administer the exam under strict conditions.She was responsible for administering the estate after his passing.
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Administrate
/ədˈmɪnəstreɪt/Examples:
They administrate the entire network system.A team was hired to administrate the project tasks.He was chosen to administrate the monthly budget.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Administer is the more commonly used term that refers to the act of managing or overseeing operations.
- Administrate is a less common term and is often considered an unnecessary variant of administer.
- Remember that administer is often associated with giving or applying something, like administering medicine.
- Administrate stresses more on carrying out executive duties, although it's less preferred.
- Think of administer as having a more immediate action, whereas administrate implies more of an overarching management action.
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