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administer vs care for

care for vs administer

administer and care for both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
administer No No Yes No
care for No No Yes No
As verbs, care for is a hypernym of administer; that is, care for is a word with a broader meaning than administer:
  • administer: give or apply (medications)
  • care for: provide treatment for
Other hypernyms of administer include treat.
administer (verb) care for (verb)
give or apply (medications) provide treatment for
administer or bestow, as in small portions have a liking, fondness, or taste (for)
perform (a church sacrament) ritually be fond of; be attached to
work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
direct the taking of
Difference between administer and care for

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