administrate

See also: administratè and administratë

English

Etymology

• archaic: Latin administrātus, past participle of administrō.
• modern: Back-formation from administration (from administer, also from Latin administrō)

(The exact etymology is disputed, see note below.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ədˈmɪnɪstɹeɪt/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ad‧min‧i‧strate

Verb

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

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

   The job is to administrate the network.

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.

Related terms

• administer
• administration
• administrative
• administrator

Translations

administer — see administer

References

• “administrate, v.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

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Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adverb

administrate

1. present adverbial passive participle of administri

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) administrāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of administrō