oversee vs administer

oversee and administer both are verbs.

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

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

oversee: watch and direct
administer: work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of

Other hypernyms of oversee include administrate.

oversee (verb)	administer (verb)
watch and direct	give or apply (medications)
	administer or bestow, as in small portions
	perform (a church sacrament) ritually
	work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
	direct the taking of