verb🔗ShareTo cause to ingest (a drug), either by openly offering or through deceit."We administered the medicine to our dog by mixing it in his food."medicineactionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb🔗ShareTo give a drug to a patient, be it orally or by any other means."The nurse administered the flu vaccine to each patient in the clinic. "medicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading