Minister \Min"is*ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ministered}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Ministering}.] [OE. ministren, OF. ministrer, fr.
L. ministrare. See {Minister}, n.]
To furnish or apply; to afford; to supply; to administer.

He that ministereth seed to the sower. --2 Cor. ix.
10.

We minister to God reason to suspect us. --Jer. Taylor.