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Antonyms for administrate


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ad-min-uh-streyt
Phonetic Transcription : ædˈmɪn əˌstreɪt



Definition of administrate

Origin :
  • 1630s, from Latin administratus, past participle of administrare (see administer). In modern use a back-formation from administration. Related: Administrated; administrating.
  • verb carry out
  • verb administer
Example sentences :
  • Does the president of the Bold Bucks pretend to administrate a court of honor?
  • Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini
  • If it isn't then we may as well cease any attempt to administrate the law!
  • Extract from : « The Everett massacre » by Walker C. Smith
  • He had within him the faculty to command, to administrate, to organize.
  • Extract from : « Bella Donna » by Robert Hichens
  • You do not want it, of course, and therefore it is only to be yours that you may administrate it in accordance to my wishes.
  • Extract from : « The Light of Scarthey » by Egerton Castle
  • Personally, although this is looking some way ahead, I would like to see the English take over and administrate the Congo.
  • Extract from : « The Congo and Coasts of Africa » by Richard Harding Davis
  • The chamber will want before long to administrate, and the administrators will want to legislate.
  • Extract from : « Bureaucracy » by Honore de Balzac
  • The government will try to administrate and the administrators will want to govern, and so it will go on.
  • Extract from : « Bureaucracy » by Honore de Balzac

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