care for vs administer

care for and administer both are verbs.

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

As verbs, administer is a hyponym of care for; that is, administer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than care for:

care for (verb)	administer (verb)
provide treatment for	give or apply (medications)
have a liking, fondness, or taste (for)	administer or bestow, as in small portions
be fond of; be attached to	perform (a church sacrament) ritually
	work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
	direct the taking of