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Superintend - 4 dictionary results
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Language Translation for : Superintend
| Spanish: | vigilar; supervisar, | German: | beaufsichtigen, | Japanese: | 監督する |
su·per·in·tend
 (sōō'pər-ĭn-těnd', sōō'prĭn-) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. su·per·in·tend·ed, su·per·in·tend·ing, su·per·in·tends To oversee and direct; supervise. See Synonyms at supervise. [Late Latin superintendere : Latin super-, super- + Latin intendere, to direct one's attention to; see intend.] su'per·in·ten'dence n. |
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| superintend | |
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| watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" [syn: oversee] |
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Superintend
Su`per*in*tend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Superintended; p. pr. & vb. n. Superintending.] [L. superintendere. See Super-, and Intend.] To have or exercise the charge and oversight of; to oversee with the power of direction; to take care of with authority; to supervise; as, an officer superintends the building of a ship or the construction of a fort. The king may appoint a council, who may superintend the works of this nature. --Bacon. Syn: Superintend, Supervise. Usage: These words in general use are the synonymous. As sometimes used, supervise implies the more general, and superintend, the more particular and constant, inspection or direction. Among architects there is a disposition to use the word supervise in the sense of a general oversight of the main points of construction with reference to the design, etc., and to employ the word superintend to signify a constant, careful attention to all the details of construction. But this technical distinction is not firmly established.
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