Apply and Administer

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Apply

Apply verb - To carry out effectively.

Usage example: a police officer applying the law

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Administer is a synonym for apply in addition topic. In some cases you can use "Administer" instead a verb "Apply", when it comes to topics like give, use, exert, put substance on another. popular alternative

Nearby Words: application, applied, applicable, applying

Administer

Administer verb - To carry out effectively.

Usage example: local officials should see that the fair housing laws are rigorously administered

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Apply is a synonym for administer in dispense topic. You can use "Apply" instead a verb "Administer", if it concerns topics such as addition, give, execute, dispense something needed. popular alternative

Nearby Words: administration, administrator, administered, administering

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aid	apply aid	administer aid
treatment	apply treatment	administer treatment
medicine	apply medicine	administer medicine
poison	apply poison	administer poison

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