superintend

(-in tend)

transitive verb

to act as superintendent of; direct; supervise; manage

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

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See superintend in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb su·per·in·tend·ed, su·per·in·tend·ing, su·per·in·tends
To oversee and direct; supervise. See Synonyms at supervise.

Origin:

Origin: Late Latin superintendere

Origin: : Latin super-, super-

Origin: + Latin intendere, to direct one's attention to; see intend

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Related Forms:

  • suˌper·in·tenˈdence noun

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