superintend
Americanverb (used with object)
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to oversee and direct (work, processes, etc.).
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to exercise supervision over (an institution, district, place, etc.).
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of superintend
From the Late Latin word superintendere, dating back to 1605–15. See super-, intend
Example Sentences
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To superintend this one, President Macron appointed Gen. Jean-Louis Georgelin, former chief of staff of the French armed forces, who treated it as a problem of logistics and organization, a kind of architectural D-Day operation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
“District courts have no general equitable authority to superintend federal criminal investigations,” Justice Department lawyers wrote.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
Wary of another reversal, Twitter has reportedly asked the Delaware Court of Chancery to superintend the closing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
“Prodigy’s role in transmitting e-mail is akin to that of a telephone company, which one neither wants nor expects to superintend the content of its subscribers’ conversations,” Judge Albert Rosenblatt wrote.
From Slate ● Feb. 20, 2020
It was no longer in Emma’s power to superintend his happiness or quicken his measures.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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