1. (v. t.) To manage or conduct, as public affairs; to direct or superintend the execution, application, or conduct of; as, to administer the government or the state.

2. (v. t.) To dispense; to serve out; to supply; execute; as, to administer relief, to administer the sacrament.

3. (v. t.) To apply, as medicine or a remedy; to give, as a dose or something beneficial or suitable. Extended to a blow, a reproof, etc.

4. (v. t.) To tender, as an oath.

5. (v. t.) To settle, as the estate of one who dies without a will, or whose will fails of an executor.

6. (v. i.) To contribute; to bring aid or supplies; to conduce; to minister.

7. (v. i.) To perform the office of administrator; to act officially; as, A administers upon the estate of B.

8. (n.) Administrator.

abide by accord adhere to administer justice administrate afford allocate allot allow apply apportion assign award be master bestow bestow on captain carry on carry out carry through chair chairman command communicate complete conduct confer consign control deal deal out deliver direct disburse discharge discipline dish out dispense disperse dispose distribute dole dole out donate dose dose with effect effectuate enforce enforce upon execute extend fill out force force upon fork out fulfill furnish gift gift with give give freely give out govern grant hand out head heap help to honor impart implement inflict issue judge lavish lay on lead let have make make out manage measure out mete mete out mete out to observe occupy the chair offer officer officiate oversee parcel out pass around pay out portion out pour prescribe for present preside preside over proffer promulgate prosecute put in force put on put through put upon rain ration regulate render run serve share out shell out shower sit in judgment slip snow spoon out stand over strike superintend supervise supply tender transact vouchsafe wield authority yield