ad-

to, toward; addition; sometimes emphasis

Forms

ad-
ac- — Used before c in Latin.
af- — Used before f in Latin.
ag- — Used before g in Latin.
al- — Used before l in Latin.
ap- — Used before p in Latin.
ar- — Used before r in Latin.
as- — Used before s in Latin.
at- — Used before t in Latin.

Origin

Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *ad, ‘to; near.’

Note

Later Latin-based spellings sometimes restored consonants that had disappeared in French.

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verb

administrate

ad-MIN-ih-strayt/ædmˈɪnɪstrˌeɪt/

To manage the affairs of an organization.

The manager administrates the community center by assigning tasks to colleagues.

Community center manager assigns three color-coded task cards to colleagues using a simple pictorial schedule board.

Etymology

adLatinto, toward; addition; sometimes emphasis

+ministrateLatinserve or attend

The underlying idea of serving developed into managing affairs on someone else's behalf. Administrate may come directly from a Latin participle or be a back-formation from administrator or administration.

In context

ORCA Media53:23

we still need to fund these things we still need to administrate minister this and we still need to evaluate

Vermont State House - Pensions 101 1/7/2022

More examples

She was hired to administrate the regional training program.
The trust was administrated by an independent board.
He spends most mornings administrating the volunteer network.

Forms

administrate · administrates · administrated · administrating

administration noun — The management of an organization or system.

Similar words

administer: The more usual verb for managing official operations.
manage: Broader and less formal, covering many kinds of oversight.