Sprachgefuhl
Toward an intuitive sense of what is linguistically appropriate.
administer. minister
minister
(v): to dispense
administer
(v): to give aid or service to
You
minister
to someone by
administering
first aid.
Helpful hints:
1. The "ad" in
administer
resembles
aid
.
2. "Minister" as a verb must always be followed by the word "to."
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