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superintend Definition

su·per·in·tend (-in tend)

transitive verb

to act as superintendent of; direct; supervise; manage

Etymology: LL(Ec) superintendere: see super- & intend

superintend Related Forms

su′·per·in·tend·ence noun or su′·per·in·tend·ency

superintend Synonyms

superintend

v.

superintend Usage Examples

Object

  • work: He superintended the works, collected debts and fines, and submitted an account of his administration to the general assembly.
  • rank: All members of the superintending ranks are members of the Association.
  • arrangement: M r D. O. Hill 5 R.S.A. will superintend the artistic arrangement of the sitters.
  • execution: He also engages to direct and superintend the execution, making himself personally responsible, and giving his labor gratis.
  • process: The Holy Spirit superintended the process from beginning to end.
  • constable: The superintending constable came under the exclusive directions of the local justices and was paid out of the county rates.

Modifying Another Word

  • personally: Eliot himself contributed financially and personally superintended the whole enterprise, despite being then in his eighties.
  • also: It should also superintend the management of records produced by Assembly Sponsored Public Bodies.
  • occasionally: Autumn 1791 Neath Canal Appointed General Surveyor to superintend occasionally the Works ' at a daily salary.
  • carefully: With this view, the people, even in their ordinary amusements, are watched and carefully superintended.