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administer

/ədˈmɪnəstə/uhd-MIH-nuh-stur
/ədˈmɪnəstɚ/uhd-MIH-nuh-stur

Meaningto serve

Common meaning: to manage

Other meanings: to give out

‘to, towards’ + ‘a servant, helper’ → administer

Journey through time

  1. Latinminister‘a servant, helper’
  2. Englishadminister‘to manage’ · today

ad- also in: addadaptadoptadoreadorn

minist also in: ministerminstrel

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin minister ‘a servant, helper’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry minister, p. 1146 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

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