Administer
Administer verb - To look after and make decisions about.
Usage example: the lieutenant governor administers the affairs of the state in the absence of the governor
Tend and administer are semantically related In some cases you can use "Tend" instead a verb "Administer".
Tend
Tend verb - To look after and make decisions about.
Usage example: the dying patriarch wondered who would tend the family business after he was gone
Administer and tend are semantically related in care for topic. Sometimes you can use "Administer" instead a verb "Tend".
Mutual synonyms
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