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Administrate vs Administrated - What's the difference?

administrate | administrated |

As verbs the difference between administrate and administrated

is that administrate is to administer while administrated is past tense of administrate.

administrate

English

Verb

(administrat)
  • to administer
  • (computing) the act or function of providing maintenance and general housekeeping for computer systems, networks, peripheral equipment, etc.
    • The job is to administrate the network.

    See also

    * administer * administration * administrator

    Usage notes

    Administrate'' is widely regarded as a non-standard alternative to ''administer , however in some dialects it is preferred or accepted, and in some industries it is preferred as a jargon term in certain contexts. Although sources such as Mirriam-Webster show the etymology of administrate'' as being directly from Latin in the 16th century, those same sources also indicate that ''administer'' and ''administration'' can be attested in English in the 14th century, so a back-formation from ''administration is also plausible. ----

    administrated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (administrate)

    • administrate

    English

    Verb

    (administrat)
  • to administer
  • (computing) the act or function of providing maintenance and general housekeeping for computer systems, networks, peripheral equipment, etc.
    • The job is to administrate the network.

    See also

    * administer * administration * administrator

    Usage notes

    Administrate'' is widely regarded as a non-standard alternative to ''administer , however in some dialects it is preferred or accepted, and in some industries it is preferred as a jargon term in certain contexts. Although sources such as Mirriam-Webster show the etymology of administrate'' as being directly from Latin in the 16th century, those same sources also indicate that ''administer'' and ''administration'' can be attested in English in the 14th century, so a back-formation from ''administration is also plausible. ----