Administer and Deprive

Administer

Administer verb - To give out (something) to appropriate individuals.
Usage example: the principal administers discipline fairly when students break the rules

Deprive is an antonym for administer.

Deprive

Deprive verb - To take something away from.

Administer is an antonym for deprive.

Nearby Words: deprivation, depriving

Common collocations

sex administer sex deprive sex
empire administer empire deprive empire
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