administer vs distribute

administer and distribute both are verbs.

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

As verbs, administer and distribute are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of administer include allot, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out.

administer (verb)	distribute (verb)
give or apply (medications)	cause to become widely known
administer or bestow, as in small portions	to arrange in a systematic order
perform (a church sacrament) ritually	distribute or disperse widely
work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of	cause to be distributed
direct the taking of	administer or bestow, as in small portions
	give to several people
	release
	be mathematically distributive
	be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses
	spread throughout a given area