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conduct
To be the leader of; direct (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
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  1. To be the leader of; direct (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
  2. To direct the course of; manage or control:
  3. To manage, control, or direct
direct
To manage or regulate the business or affairs of; be in charge of:
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  1. To manage or regulate the business or affairs of; be in charge of:
  2. To manage the affairs, course, or action of; guide; conduct; regulate
  3. In a direct manner; directly
control
To exercise authority over; direct; command
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  1. To exercise authority over; direct; command
  2. To adjust to a requirement; regulate:
  3. To hold in restraint; check:
govern
(Grammar) To require (a specific morphological form) of accompanying words.
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  1. (Grammar) To require (a specific morphological form) of accompanying words.
  2. To control the speed or magnitude of; regulate:
  3. To exercise authority over; rule, administer, direct, control, manage, etc.
give
To administer:
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  1. To administer:
  2. To put forward for acceptance or rejection; offer; proffer
  3. To offer as entertainment:
bring in
To earn money for a company or for the family.
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  1. To earn money for a company or for the family.
  2. To move something indoors.
  3. To introduce a person or group of people to an organisation.
furnish
To provide something necessary or desired to; equip:
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  1. To provide something necessary or desired to; equip:
  2. To supply; provide; give
  3. To supply, provide, or equip with whatever is necessary or useful; esp., to put furniture into (a room, apartment, etc.)
dispense
To administer (laws, for example).
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  1. To administer (laws, for example).
  2. To give or deal out, especially in parts or portions:
  3. To prepare and give out (medicines, prescriptions, etc.)
regulate
To adjust to a particular standard, rate, degree, amount, etc.
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  1. To adjust to a particular standard, rate, degree, amount, etc.
  2. To put or maintain in order:
  3. To control, direct, or govern according to a rule, principle, or system; specif., to impose a body of regulations on a particular industry, type of business, etc.
apply
To bring into nearness or contact with something; put on, upon, or to:
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  1. To bring into nearness or contact with something; put on, upon, or to:
  2. To put to or adapt for a special use:
  3. To devote, use, or assign for a particular purpose.
authorize
To give permission for (something); sanction:
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  1. To give permission for (something); sanction:
  2. To grant (someone) power or authority (to do something specific).
  3. To give justification for; warrant
determine
To find out exactly; calculate precisely; ascertain
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  1. To find out exactly; calculate precisely; ascertain
  2. To reach a decision; resolve:
  3. To give direction to; shape or affect
serve
To provide (goods) for customers; supply
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  1. To provide (goods) for customers; supply
  2. To do services or duties for; give service to; aid; assist; help
  3. To prepare and offer (food, for example):
mete-out
To distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out
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  1. To distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out
serve-out
(Tennis) To win a set, or by extension a match, by holding serve (winning a game as the server).
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  1. (Tennis) To win a set, or by extension a match, by holding serve (winning a game as the server).
deal-out
(Card games) to not deal cards to someone who is leaving a game.
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  1. (Card games) to not deal cards to someone who is leaving a game.
supply
To serve as a temporary substitute
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  1. To serve as a temporary substitute
  2. To make available for use; provide:
  3. To give, furnish, or provide (what is needed or wanted)
tender
(Archaic) To treat with tenderness
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  1. (Archaic) To treat with tenderness
  2. To submit as a tender
  3. (Formal) To offer, to give.
offer
To make available; afford:
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  1. To make available; afford:
  2. To show or give signs of
  3. To put forward for consideration; propose:
proffer
To offer (usually something intangible)
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  1. To offer (usually something intangible)
  2. A preliminary offering, specifically with regard to testimony or evidence, a preview of what will be said or shown. Also known as an offer of proof. A preliminary offering, specifically with regard to testimony or evidence, a preview of what will be said or shown. Also known as an offer of proof.
  3. To offer for acceptance; tender:
distribute
To supply (goods) to retailers.
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  1. To supply (goods) to retailers.
  2. To apportion so as to be evenly spread throughout a given area:
  3. (Logic) To use (a term) so as to include all individuals or entities of a given class.
impose
To arrange (pages of type or plates) in a frame in the proper order of printing
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  1. To arrange (pages of type or plates) in a frame in the proper order of printing
  2. To force oneself on or take unfair advantage of others:
  3. To offer or circulate fraudulently; pass off:
contribute
To submit material for publication.
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  1. To submit material for publication.
  2. To help bring about a result; act as a factor:
  3. To give or provide jointly with others; give to a common fund
disburse
To pay out, as from a fund; expend.
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  1. To pay out, as from a fund; expend.
  2. (Finance) To pay out, expend; usually from a public fund or treasury.
deal-out
(Card games) to not deal cards to someone who is leaving a game.
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  1. (Card games) to not deal cards to someone who is leaving a game.
strike
To affect keenly or forcibly; impress:
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  1. To affect keenly or forcibly; impress:
  2. To dismantle and pack up for departure:
  3. To engage in a strike against an employer.
deliver
To express in words; declare or utter:
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  1. To express in words; declare or utter:
  2. To give or hand over; transfer
  3. To strike (a blow).
administrate
To administer.
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  1. To administer.
  2. To manage or direct; administer
direct
To cause to move in a certain direction or toward a certain object; turn or point:
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  1. To cause to move in a certain direction or toward a certain object; turn or point:
  2. To order or cause a person or entity to carry out a course of action; more generally, to govern an enterprise or activity. Of a judge, the giving of a verbal instruction to a witness or jury to behave in a certain way, as in, “the witness is directed to answer yes or no to the questions” or “the jury is directed to disregard the defendant’s outburst.” To order or cause a person or entity to carry out a course of action; more generally, to govern an enterprise or activity. Of a judge, the giving of a verbal instruction to a witness or jury to behave in a certain way, as in, “the witness is directed to answer yes or no to the questions” or “the jury is directed to disregard the defendant’s outburst.”
  3. To turn or point (a person or thing) toward an object or goal; aim; head
govern
To hold in check; restrain; curb
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  1. To hold in check; restrain; curb
  2. (Grammar) To require (a specific morphological form) of accompanying words.
  3. To exercise authority over; rule, administer, direct, control, manage, etc.
head
To provide with a head:
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  1. To provide with a head:
  2. (Sports) To hit (a soccer ball) in the air with one's head.
  3. To form a head, as lettuce or cabbage.
manage
To have charge of; direct; administer
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  1. To have charge of; direct; administer
  2. To get (a person) to do what one wishes, esp. by skill, tact, flattery, etc.
  3. To continue to get along; carry on; cope:
run
To take a particular form, order, or expression:
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  1. To take a particular form, order, or expression:
  2. (Nautical) To cause to move on a course:
  3. To do or carry out:
superintend
To oversee and manage; supervise.
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  1. To oversee and manage; supervise.
  2. To act as superintendent of; direct; supervise; manage
supervise
To manage and direct; be in charge of:
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  1. To manage and direct; be in charge of:
  2. To oversee, direct, or manage (work, workers, a project, etc.); superintend
administrate
To manage or direct; administer
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  1. To manage or direct; administer
  2. To administer.
carry out
(Idiomatic) To fulfill.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To fulfill.
  2. To hold while moving something out.
dispense
To administer (laws, for example).
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  1. To administer (laws, for example).
  2. To give or deal out, especially in parts or portions:
  3. To prepare and give out (medicines, prescriptions, etc.)
execute
To perform or carry out what is required by:
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  1. To perform or carry out what is required by:
  2. To sign a contract, will, or other legal document; to carry out a duty; to recover funds under a judgment; to put a criminal defendant to death. To sign a contract, will, or other legal document; to carry out a duty; to recover funds under a judgment; to put a criminal defendant to death.
  3. To perform; do:
apply
To put to or adapt for a special use:
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  1. To put to or adapt for a special use:
  2. To bring into nearness or contact with something; put on, upon, or to:
  3. To put to some practical or specific use
dispense
To administer (laws, for example).
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  1. To administer (laws, for example).
  2. To give or deal out, especially in parts or portions:
  3. To prepare and give out medicines.
give
To place in the hands of; pass:
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  1. To place in the hands of; pass:
  2. To accord or tender to another:
  3. To perform for an audience:
deal
To behave in a specified way toward another or others; have transactions:
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  1. To behave in a specified way toward another or others; have transactions:
  2. To take action with respect to someone or something:
  3. To sell:
deliver
To give birth to:
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  1. To give birth to:
  2. To give or hand over; transfer
  3. To give birth.
give
To accord or tender to another:
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  1. To accord or tender to another:
  2. To place in the hands of; pass:
  3. To carry out (a physical movement):
Find another word for administer. In this page you can discover 62 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for administer, like: conduct, direct, control, govern, provide with, give, bring in, furnish, dispense, regulate and apply.

Sentence Examples

  • Others had tried to administer to her but he knew it was pointless and turned away.

  • A priest can administer this sacrament.

  • In concluding treaties with the vassal princes since 1905, the Dutch have kept in view the necessity of compelling them properly to administer the revenues of their states, which some of them formerly squandered in their personal uses.

  • The chiefs, however, are allowed to administer their own affairs, as far as may be, in accordance with their own customs, subject to the supervision of the superintendent of the Chin hills.

  • These are subdivided into pastors, who administer the word and sacraments, doctors, who teach and expound the Bible, elders pure and simple, who exercise rule and discipline.

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