administrate

  • 11administrate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To have charge of (the affairs of others): administer, direct, govern, head, manage, run, superintend, supervise. See OVER. 2. To oversee the provision or execution of: administer, carry out, dispense, execute. See… …

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  • 12administrate — ad·min·is·trate || É™d mɪnɪstreɪt v. administer; manage, supervise; implement, execute; supply, dispense …

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  • 13administrate — verb administer; carry out administration. Derivatives administrative adjective administratively adverb administrator noun …

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  • 14administrate — ad·min·is·trate …

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  • 15administrate — ad•min•is•trate [[t]ædˈmɪn əˌstreɪt[/t]] v. t. trat•ed, trat•ing to administer • Etymology: 1630–40; < L administrātus, ptp. of administrāre …

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  • 16administrate — /ədˈmɪnəstreɪt/ (say uhd minuhstrayt), /æd / (say ad ) verb (t) (administrated, administrating) to carry out the administration of; manage. {backformation from administration} …

  • 17administrate — v.tr. & intr. administer (esp. business affairs); act as an administrator. Etymology: L administrare (as ADMINISTER) …

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  • 18administrative — administrate ► VERB ▪ administer; carry out administration. DERIVATIVES administrative adjective administrator noun …

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  • 19administrator — administrate ► VERB ▪ administer; carry out administration. DERIVATIVES administrative adjective administrator noun …

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  • 20administer — administer, administrate For many centuries, the normal word corresponding to administration and meaning ‘to manage (affairs)’ has been administer • (The Rezzoris were minor Austrian gentry administering the outposts of empire London Review of… …

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