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All administer antonyms

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verb administer

  • withdraw — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
  • obey — to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.
  • forego — forgo.
  • deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
  • frustrate — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
  • refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
  • withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
  • leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
  • neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
  • follow — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
  • mismanage — Manage (something) badly or wrongly.
  • refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
  • hoard — a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.
  • take back — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
  • shun — to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
  • fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
  • hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
  • maintain — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
  • take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
  • retain — to keep possession of.
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