administer

Meanings

• work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
  • "administer a program"
  • "she administers the funds"
• perform (a church sacrament) ritually
  • "administer the last unction"
• administer or bestow, as in small portions
  • "administer critical remarks to everyone present"
• give or apply (medications)
• direct the taking of
  • "administer an exam"
  • "administer an oath"

Synonyms

administrate, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out