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| administrate |
to manage, handle or supervise; administer. |
| anesthetist |
a person, usu. a doctor or nurse, trained to administer gas or drugs that cause lack of sensation or loss of consciousness. |
| baptize |
to administer the Christian rite of immersion in or sprinkling with water, to purify symbolically and admit to church membership. [1/4 definitions] |
| cinchonize |
to administer (cinchona, quinine, or the like) to. |
| dispense |
to execute or administer (the law). [1/4 definitions] |
| dope |
(informal) to apply or administer drugs or narcotics to, sometimes illegally (often fol. by "up"). [1/7 definitions] |
| dose |
to administer a prescribed amount, esp. of medicine, to (someone); give a dose to. [1/6 definitions] |
| douche |
to administer a douche to. [1/5 definitions] |
| inflict |
to strike or administer in a physical assault. [1/2 definitions] |
| jurisdiction |
the right or authority to interpret and administer the law. [1/2 definitions] |
| manage |
to direct, control, or administer. [2/6 definitions] |
| mandate |
a commission given to a country to administer territory on behalf of an international body such as, formerly, the League of Nations. [1/6 definitions] |
| misgovern |
to administer or govern poorly or improperly. |
| pretest |
to administer a preliminary test. [1/4 definitions] |
| self-administer |
combined form of administer. |
| swear |
to administer an oath to. [1/9 definitions] |
| swear in |
to administer a legal oath or oath of office to. |
| test1 |
to administer a test or examination in order to diagnose, evaluate, or discover the presence of something (fol. by "for"). [1/7 definitions] |
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