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superintend(dictionary)

superintend (iou)



superintend verb. E17.
[ecclesiastical Latin superintendere translating Greek episkopein, formed as SUPER- + INTEND.]
verb trans. Be responsible for the arrangement or management of (an institution, activity, etc.); oversee, supervise. E17.
Conan Doyle A..governess superintended the education of two..children.
verb intrans. Exercise supervision over an activity, person, etc.; act as overseer. M17.
J. K. Jerome I want to..superintend..and tell him what to do.
superintender noun (rare) L18.