ministrō āvī, ātus, āre minister, to attend, wait upon, serve: servi sordidati ministrant: cum maximis poculis ministraretur: tibi.

—To take care of, manage, govern, direct: res omnīs timide, H.

— To provide, furnish, supply, give, afford, serve, attend: velis, V.: Bacchum, serve wine, V.: iussa medicorum, execute, O.: (naves) velis, Ta.: Cena ministratur pueris, H.: faces furiis Clodianis: Iovi bibere: (vinum) verba ministrat, H.: furor arma ministrat, V.: caelo sol ministrat, Pr.