ADMINISTRATE

administer, administrate

(verb) work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of; “administer a program”; “she administers the funds”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

administrate (third-person singular simple present administrates, present participle administrating, simple past and past participle administrated)

to administer

(computing) the act or function of providing maintenance and general housekeeping for computer systems, networks, peripheral equipment, etc.

Usage notes

Administrate is widely regarded as a non-standard alternative to administer, but in some dialects it is preferred or accepted, and in some industries it is preferred as a jargon term in certain contexts.

Although sources such as Merriam-Webster show the etymology of administrate as being directly from Latin in the 16th century, those same sources also indicate that administer and administration can be attested in English in the 14th century, so a back-formation from administration is also plausible.

Source: Wiktionary

Ad*min"is*trate, v. t. Etym: [L. administratus, p. p. of administrare.]

Definition: To administer. [R.] Milman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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