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self-administer

self-administer verb: to administer (a medication etc.) to oneself.

Verb

self-administer (third-person singular simple present self-administers, present participle self-administering, simple past and past participle self-administered)

  1. (transitive) To administer (a medication etc.) to oneself.

Forms of self-administer

third-person singular presentself-administers
present participleself-administering
past participleself-administered
pastself-administered

Questions about self-administer

What does self-administer mean?
Self-administer means to administer (a medication etc.) to oneself.
What part of speech is self-administer?
Self-administer is a verb.
What is the past tense of self-administer?
The past tense of self-administer is self-administered.

Words near self-administer in the dictionary

  1. self-adjoint
  2. self-adjointness
  3. self-adjudication
  4. self-adjusting
  5. self-adjustment
  6. self-administer
  7. self-administered
  8. self-administering
  9. self-administers
  10. self-administration
  11. self-admiration

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