Antonyms for administering
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ad-min-uh-ster |
| Phonetic Transcription : ædˈmɪn ə stər |
Definition of administering
Origin :- late 14c., administren, aministren "to manage as a steward," from Old French amenistrer "help, aid, be of service to" (12c., Modern French administrer, the -d- restored 16c.), and directly from Latin administrare "manage, control, guide, superintend; rule direct," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + ministrare "serve" (see minister (v.)). Used of medicine, etc., "to give," from 1540s. Related: Administered; administering.
- verb manage an organization or effort
- verb dispense something needed
- But I have not what is necessary for administering the last sacraments.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- That justice it is my joy to feel that my hand has brought its administering about.
- Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Administering reproof and punishment for offences as they occur.
- Extract from : « The Teacher » by Jacob Abbott
- Fuseli thought the occasion a worthy one for administering a rebuke.
- Extract from : « Art in England » by Dutton Cook
- A more insulting method of administering a rebuke could not have been devised.
- Extract from : « John Quincy Adams » by John. T. Morse
- I actually wound up by administering some sal-volatile to her.'
- Extract from : « Robert Elsmere » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
- He had a most efficacious method of administering consolation.
- Extract from : « My Ten Years' Imprisonment » by Silvio Pellico
- Some notes on the best method of administering these principles.
- Extract from : « The Settlement of Wage Disputes » by Herbert Feis
- The rules of administering this potency are the same as those for the exhibition of the 30th.
- Extract from : « Apis Mellifica » by C. W. Wolf
- It is his estate which Farrington is supposed to be administering.
- Extract from : « The Secret House » by Edgar Wallace
Synonyms for administering
- administrate
- apply
- apportion
- authorize
- be in the driver's seat
- be in the saddle
- boss
- bring
- carry out
- conduct
- contribute
- control
- crack the whip
- deal
- deliver
- direct
- disburse
- distribute
- dole out
- execute
- extend
- furnish
- give
- govern
- head
- head up
- hold the reins
- impose
- inflict
- issue
- measure out
- mete out
- offer
- oversee
- perform
- portion
- proffer
- provide
- pull the strings
- pull the wires
- regulate
- render
- ride herd on
- run
- run the show
- serve
- sit on top of
- superintend
- supervise
- supply
- tender
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