administered (to)

verb

past tense of administer (to)
as in ministered (to)
to attend to the needs and comforts of volunteers administering to the terminally ill at a hospice

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  1. nursed
  2. treated
  3. healed
Verb
  • For years, Pollock’s brother Sande had nursed him through alcoholism and breakdowns, but then Krasner stepped in.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Dean Fryer, the restaurant’s namesake, nursed a pint outside while chatting with creative director Nicholas Blechman.
    — Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of nursed
Verb
  • These products have long been treated as compromises — fallbacks for pet owners or renters.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • But the familiarity of the fantasy elements and the brusqueness with which they’re treated would be forgivable if Wildwood did a better job exploring how the real world connects to the magical side of the story.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of treated
Verb
  • Advertisement Ask your dentist to examine the tissue beneath the denture, especially if a sore hasn’t healed after two weeks.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But for Dolla $ign, time hasn’t healed the wound left by his close friend’s early departure.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of healed
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