superintend

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

/ ˌsu pər ɪnˈtɛnd, ˌsu prɪn- /

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verb (used with object)

to oversee and direct (work, processes, etc.).

to exercise supervision over (an institution, district, place, etc.).

RELATED WORDS

oversee, manage, watch, conduct

Nearby words

Origin of superintend

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

SYNONYMS FOR superintend

supervise, manage, conduct, run; control.

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Examples from the Web for superintend

I'll tell you,—why not let me come over for an hour right after luncheon and superintend?
A Thousand Ways to Please a Husband|Louise Bennett Weaver
The Czar feared to leave them in power to superintend the actual execution of the law which they had inspired.
History of Modern Europe 1972-1878|C. A. Fyffe
How can you superintend, I told him, what you don't know yourself?
Beechcroft at Rockstone|Charlotte M. Yonge
He might superintend the rigging under the direction of Sir Evelyn.
The Smuggler's Cave|George A. Birmingham

Madame Roland frequently retired to the library to write letters to her friends or to superintend the lessons of Eudora.
Heroines That Every Child Should Know|Various

British Dictionary definitions for superintend

superintend

/ (ˌsuːpərɪnˈtɛnd, ˌsuːprɪn-) /

verb

to undertake the direction or supervision (of); manage

Derived Formssuperintendence, noun

Word Origin for superintend

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

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Word Origin and History for superintend

superintend

1610s, from Church Latin superintendere (see superintendent). Related: Superintended; superintending.