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Administer

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dealnoun(often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).
allotverb(transitive) To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose.
distributeverb(transitive) To divide into portions and dispense.
lotnounA large quantity or number; a great deal.
dispenseverbTo issue, distribute, or give out.
dole outverb(idiomatic, transitive) To distribute in apportioned amounts.
dish outverb(transitive) To distribute (a thing).
parcel outverb(idiomatic) To divide into portions or chunks; to ration.
administrateverbto administer
mete outverb(transitive) To distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out.
shell outverb(computing, especially Unix) To use a program's "shell escape" function to execute an unrelated command or to invoke a subsidiary, interactive shell.
deal outverbTo dole out or distribute (something).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Administer"

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WordDefinition
dish outverb(transitive) To distribute (a thing).
lotverb(transitive, dated) To allot; to sort; to apportion.
parcel outverb(idiomatic) To divide into portions or chunks; to ration.
dealverb(often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).
distributeverb(transitive) To divide into portions and dispense.
dole outverb(idiomatic, transitive) To distribute in apportioned amounts.
mete outverb(transitive) To distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out.
allotverb(transitive) To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose.
dispenseverbTo issue, distribute, or give out.
administrateverbto administer
shell outverb(computing, especially Unix) To use a program's "shell escape" function to execute an unrelated command or to invoke a subsidiary, interactive shell.
deal outverbTo dole out or distribute (something).
injectverb(transitive) To administer an injection to (someone or something), especially of medicine or drugs.
immunizeverb(transitive) To inoculate someone, and thus produce immunity from a disease.
mangenoun(veterinary medicine) A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.).
cocaineverbSynonym of cocainize.
nicotinenoun(figuratively) Tobacco or cigarettes.
implementverbTo bring about; to put into practice; to carry out.
handleverbThe part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
runverbTo move swiftly.

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