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Administer

/ədˈmɪnəstə/
To manage or oversee the application or execution of a task or process.

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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.

Etymology:

etymology
Derived from the Latin administrare meaning to manage or to serve, which combines ad- (to) and ministrare (to serve or attend to).

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17 mentions per 1 million words Frequency
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