superintend

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes
US /ˌsupɚɪnˈtɛnd/ UK /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtɛnd/
verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to oversee and direct the operation of something

    She was hired to superintend the factory floor.

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Synonyms
1 verb · to oversee and direct the... overseesupervisemanagedirectadministercontrol
Opposites
Word family
Forms superintendence
Derived forms superintendentsuperintendencesuperintending
Related forms intendsuperintendent

Etymology

From Late Latin superintendere ('to oversee'), from Latin super- ('over') + intendere ('to direct, stretch toward'), from in- ('toward') + tendere ('to stretch').

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