administrate

verb

ad·​min·​is·​trate əd-ˈmi-nə-ˌstrāt 

administrated; administrating; administrates

transitive + intransitive

: administer

administrate a drug

administrates an online forum

A federal judge appointed the Better Business Bureau of New York to administrate the fund.

—Kevin McGurk

He watched the dancers rehearse and the directors and craftspeople administrate.

—Wesley Morris

Synonyms of administrate

• manage
• supervise
• oversee
• operate
• regulate
• handle
• control
• conduct
• govern
• administer
• run

Examples of administrate in a Sentence

they're looking for someone to administrate the new division

Recent Examples on the Web

An effort by athletes at a public university would depend on state law and policies, and how state labor relations agencies address and administrate the topic. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 June 2026

Iranian and Omani officials also were working on a mechanism for administrating the strait, through which a fifth of the world's oil is shipped in peacetime. — Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2026

As talks continued, Iranian and Omani officials also were working on a mechanism for administrating the strait through which a fifth of the world’s oil is shipped in peacetime. — ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026

Clark was administrating Harvey through a period of major financial difficulty. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin administrātus, past participle of administrāre "to administer"

First Known Use

1538, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for administrate

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate

Legal Definition

administrate

verb

ad·​min·​is·​trate əd-ˈmi-nə-ˌstrāt 

administrated; administrating

: administer