English

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.

Translations

See also

• administer
• administration
• administrator

Usage notes

Administrate is widely regarded as a non-standard alternative to administer, however 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 Mirriam-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.

Esperanto

Adverb

administrate

1. present adverbial passive participle of administri

Latin

Verb

administrāte

1. first-person plural present active imperative of administrō