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单词 self-administer
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self-administerv.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfadˈmɪnᵻstə/, /ˌsɛlfədˈmɪnᵻstə/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˌædˈmɪnᵻstər/, /ˌsɛlfədˈmɪnᵻstər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, administer v.
Etymology: < self- prefix + administer v. Compare earlier self-administered adj.
transitive. To administer (something) to oneself; esp. to give oneself (a drug, remedy, etc.).
ΚΠ
1846 A. Steinmetz Novitiate 253 I [sc. a novice Jesuit] asked leave to self-administer an extra flagellation.
1909 Pract. Druggist June 124/2 (heading) Wounded soldiers to self-administer a narcotic.
1991 Lancet 2 Mar. 561/2 We studied six male athletes..who were self-administering doses of testosterone esters 3.4 mg/kg per week.
2005 P. Cornwel-Smith Very Thai 229/2 Women also self-administer herbal amatories..for rejuvenation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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