administer-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: manage or oversee; supervise

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent[human]] ADMINISTER NP2[patient[abstract]]

Examples:
Under one condition, graduate clinicians administered the test.
Your estate will be administered privately.
He administered the technical publication series.
It's fine to institute these new policies, but who will administer them?
They should find a new manager to administer these funds.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: administer.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: dispense, mete out

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[animate] ADMINISTER NP2[patient[concrete]] (PP{to NP[recipient]})
NOTE: NP3 is not always stated but is always implied, if you can add 'to NP3' to an instance (only ones that have [concrete]NP2s), tag it as sense 2.

Examples:
These respondents were administered the same instrument as those initially interviewed.
The veterinarian administered the first dose of the vaccine.
If symptoms of heat exhaustion appear, administer lots of water.
He said he would not have administered first aid.
I don't feel comfortable having to administer the rebuke to the
board of directors.

Mappings:
VerbNet: contribute-13.2-1-1
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: administer.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4

Sense Number 3: perform or supervise a ritual

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent[human]] ADMINISTER NP2[patient[abstract]]

Examples:
Immediately prior to being administered the oath, each applicant shall fill out the forms.
In the primitive Church, simple priests sometimes administered the sacrament.
We asked Father Murphy to administer last rites.

Mappings:
VerbNet: contribute-13.2-1-1
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: administer.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2