🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Administrar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ad-mi-nis-trar

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Administer/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stər/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El médico administrará la vacuna a todos los pacientes elegibles."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To manage or supervise the execution of something.

    "The nurse will administer the medication to the patient."
  2. 2

    To give or apply (a remedy or treatment).

    "The doctor decided to administer the vaccine to all eligible patients."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'administer' originates from the Latin 'administrare', which means 'to manage or direct'. It evolved through Old French 'administre' before entering Middle English in the late 14th century, retaining its meaning related to management and governance.

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