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IELTS word

administer

/ədˈmɪnəstər/verb

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English definition

to give someone medicine or treatment

Common phrases / collocations

  1. administer medicine
  2. administer treatment
  3. safely administer

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    The nurse administered medicine to the patient.

  2. 2.

    Doctors administered the vaccine.

  3. 3.

    The treatment was administered in hospital.

Visual learning

See the meaning

A nurse gives a measured cup of medicine to a patient in a clinic.
to give someone medicine or treatment
1patient needs medicine
2nurse gives a dose
patient needs medicine→nurse gives a dose