different between probate vs administrate

English

Etymology

From Middle English probate, from Latin probatus, past participle of probare (“to test, examine, judge of”); see probe, prove.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p???be?t/
• (obsolete) IPA^(key): /?p???b?t/, /?p???b?t/
• Rhymes: -??be?t

Noun

probate (countable and uncountable, plural probates)

1. (law) The legal process of verifying the legality of a will.
2. (law) A copy of a legally recognised and qualified will.
3. Clipping of probate court.
4. (obsolete) proof

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Skelton to this entry?)

Translations

Verb

probate (third-person singular simple present probates, present participle probating, simple past and past participle probated)

1. (transitive) To establish the legality of (a will).

Derived terms

Related terms

• probe
• probation
• prove

Translations

Further reading

• probate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• probate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Danish

Adjective

probate

1. inflection of probat:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Latin

Verb

prob?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of prob?

English

Etymology

• archaic: Latin administr?tus, past participle of administr?.
• modern: Back-formation from administration (from administer, also from Latin administr?)

(The exact etymology is disputed, see note below.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?m?n?st?e?t/
• Hyphenation: ad?min?i?strate

Verb

administrate (third-person singular simple present administrates, present participle administrating, simple past and past participle administrated)

1. to administer
2. (computing) the act or function of providing maintenance and general housekeeping for computer systems, networks, peripheral equipment, etc.

Usage notes

Administrate is widely regarded as a non-standard alternative to administer, but 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 Merriam-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.

Related terms

• administer
• administration
• administrator

Translations

Esperanto

Adverb

administrate

1. present adverbial passive participle of administri

Latin

Verb

administr?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of administr?