When to Use Administer and Administrate?
Both Administer and Administrate Mean “To Manage or Control the Operation of Something”. Administer Is the Commonly Used Word. Administrate Is a Word Formed by...
Both administer and administrate mean “to manage or control the operation of something”. Administer is the commonly used word. Administrate is a word formed by removing the ending -tion from the noun administra-tion and adding to it the verbal ending -ate. Some dictionaries do not list administrate as a word.
What is administer used for?
to bring into use or operation: to administer justice; to administer last rites. to make application of; give: to administer medicine. to supervise the formal taking of (an oath or the like).
How do you use administer in a sentence?
- A priest can administer this sacrament. ...
- Others had tried to administer to her but he knew it was pointless and turned away.
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