Administer
Administer verb - To give out (something) to appropriate individuals.
Usage example: the principal administers discipline fairly when students break the rules
Allow and administer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Allow" instead a verb "Administer".
Allow
Allow verb - To give as a share or portion.
Usage example: allowed each camper one match to light his fire
Administer and allow are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Administer" instead a verb "Allow".
Common collocations
| death | administer death | allow death |
| manipulation | administer manipulation | allow manipulation |
| suicide | administer suicide | allow suicide |
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Allow and Administer. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/administer/allow
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Allow or Administer. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/administer/allow.
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