administer (to)

verb

Definition of administer (to)next
as in to minister (to)
to attend to the needs and comforts of volunteers administering to the terminally ill at a hospice

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  1. nurse
  2. mother
  3. treat
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  • Bosa, as well as two other star players, left tackle Trent Williams (ankle) and tight end George Kittle (hamstring) are all listed as questionable to play and the reality is each may need to be nursed to a distant regular season finish line with nearly half the schedule left to play.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Tight end Isaiah Likely missed most of last week nursing a hamstring injury.
    Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of nurse
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  • She was born on June 10, to mother Jona, 25 and father Tony, 24, and has two siblings named Pork Stew and Sweet Pork, according to previous USA TODAY reporting.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
  • That divine feminine energy and the space to create and to mother a project.
    Reanna Cruz, Vulture, 25 June 2024
Definition of mother
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  • Iowa played summer exhibition games in Italy and Croatia, and with the help of name, image, and likeness (NIL) sponsorship money from brands like Nike, Buick, and the midwestern grocery chain Hy-Vee, Clark treated her teammates to a yacht outing in the Adriatic.
    Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Despite the cold-blooded crime he's accused of committing, Mangione is being treated as a folk hero by some who are disillusioned with the American healthcare system.
    Liam Quinn, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of treat
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“Administer (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administer%20%28to%29. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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