administrate
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- subadministrate verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of administrate
1630–40; < Latin administrātus, past participle of administrāre to administer; -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Thao first placed Armstrong on paid administrate leave in January to review investigations by the department’s federal monitor that found the police chief responsible for gross dereliction of duty in the sergeant’s misconduct cases.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023
Mr Igathe was the county's deputy governor under Mike Sonko, but resigned less than a year after taking office saying he had failed to earn the governor's trust to administrate.
From BBC • Aug. 3, 2022
The way to think of a magistrate is as the Romans meant it: one empowered to administrate.
From Fox News • Aug. 6, 2020
“You cannot recruit, you cannot train, you cannot retain, and you cannot administrate, ” he said.
From New York Times • May 12, 2016
The chamber will want before long to administrate, and the administrators will want to legislate.
From Bureaucracy by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott
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