superintend

[ soo-per-in-tend, soo-prin- ]

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verb (used with object)

to oversee and direct (work, processes, etc.).
to exercise supervision over (an institution, district, place, etc.).

Origin of superintend

From the Late Latin word superintendere, dating back to 1605–15. See super-, intend

Other words for superintend

supervise, manage, conduct, run; control

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How to use superintend in a sentence

This genius to superintend and be the head, while others contribute the hands, is not the most common of human endowments.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. Abbott
Madame Roland frequently retired to the library, to write letters to her friends, or to superintend the lessons of Eudora.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. Abbott
He had sent his most trusted foreman to his own beautiful home, to superintend matters there.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler Warner
The invalid sat on the shank of a mushroom anchor, and smoked his pipe while he affected to superintend the work.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. Ballantyne
They have been doing all of the hanging on one side, and I wish to superintend it on the other.
Portrait and Biography of Parson Brownlow, The Tennessee Patriot | William Gannaway Brownlow

British Dictionary definitions for superintend

superintend

/ (ˌsuːpərɪnˈtɛnd, ˌsuːprɪn-) /

verb

to undertake the direction or supervision (of); manage

Origin of superintend

C17: from Church Latin superintendere, from Latin super- + intendere to give attention to

Derived forms of superintend

superintendence, noun

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