administer vs care

care vs administer

administer is not a noun while care is a noun.

administer and care both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
administer	No	No	Yes	No
care	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, care is a hypernym of administer; that is, care is a word with a broader meaning than administer:

administer: work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
care: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

Other hypernyms of administer include deal, handle, manage.

administer (noun)	care (noun)
	activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
	the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
	attention and management implying responsibility for safety
	judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
	a cause for feeling concern
	an anxious feeling

administer (verb)	care (verb)
give or apply (medications)	to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something
administer or bestow, as in small portions	feel concern or interest
perform (a church sacrament) ritually	be concerned with
work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of	be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
direct the taking of	provide care for

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