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

To be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; SYN. deal, care, handle.