Search results for ‘administer’
English Dictionary (1-1 of 1)
- administer
- [əd'mɪnɪstə]
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- 1. to direct or control (the affairs of a business, government, etc)
- 2. to put into execution; dispense
- 3. to give or apply (medicine, assistance, etc) as a remedy or relief
- 4. to apply formally; perform
- 5. to supervise or impose the taking of (an oath, etc)
- 6. to manage or distribute (an estate, property, etc)
- 7. C14: amynistre, via Old French from Latin administrare, from ad- to + ministr a re to minister
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Examples (1-5 of 12)
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administer to an invalid's needs
- 照顾病人需要
→ administer
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to administer justice
- 执法
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administer justice
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to administer extreme unction
→ administer
- 上麻药
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apply an anaesthetic; administer anaesthesia
→ 麻药