self-administer

verb

To administer (a medication etc.) to oneself.

Meanings

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

present singular third person self-administers · participle present self-administering · participle past self-administered · past self-administered

  1. transitiveTo administer (a medication etc.) to oneself.
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-administer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-administer.

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