1. To work in an administrative capacity; supervise; SYN. administrate.
2. Said of medications: to dispense, to distribute.
3. To administer ritually; said of church sacraments.
4. Direct the taking of
5. Give or apply (medications)
6. Administer or bestow, as in small portions

ETYM Latin administratus, p. p. of administrare.
To administer.
To govern, as through a bureaucracy.
Work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of

1. To direct the course of; manage or control; SYN. carry out, carry on, deal.
2. To lead; SYN. lead, direct.
3. To transmit or serve as the medium for transmission, as of sounds or images; SYN. transmit, convey, carry, channel.

1. To direct or strongly influence the behavior of.
2. To exercise authority over; as of nations; SYN. rule.