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–verb (used with object), -vised, -vis·ing.

to oversee (a process, work, workers, etc.) during execution or performance; superintend; have the oversight and direction of.

[Origin: 1580–90; < ML supervīsus (ptp. of supervidére to oversee), equiv. to super- super- + vid-, s. of vidére to see + -tus ptp. suffix, with dt > s; see vision, wit²

]

—Synonyms manage, direct, control, guide.

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tr.v. su·per·vised, su·per·vis·ing, su·per·vis·es
To have the charge and direction of; superintend.

[Middle English *supervisen, from Medieval Latin supervidēre, supervīs- : Latin super-, super- + Latin vidēre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: These verbs mean to have the direction and oversight of the performance of others: supervised a team of investigators; bossed a construction crew; overlooks farm hands; overseeing plumbers and electricians; superintend a household staff.

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supervise

1588, "to look over," from M.L. supervisus, pp. of supervidere "oversee, inspect," from L. super "over" (see super-) + videre "see" (see vision). Meaning "to oversee and superintend the work or performance of others" is attested from c.1645; supervisor in this sense of "one who inspects and directs the work of others" is first recorded 1454.

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supervise
verb
1.	watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" [syn: oversee]
2.	keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance; "we are monitoring the air quality"; "the police monitor the suspect's moves" [syn: monitor]

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supervise [ˈsuːpəvaiz] verb

to direct, control or be in charge of (work, workers etc)
Example: She supervises the typists.

Arabic:	يُراقِب، يُناظِر، يُشْرِف
Chinese (Simplified):	监督
Chinese (Traditional):	監督
Czech:	kontrolovat, dohlížet
Danish:	føre tilsyn med
Dutch:	toezicht hebben
Estonian:	juhtima, vastutama
Finnish:	valvoa
French:	diriger
German:	beaufsichtegen
Greek:	επιβλέπω
Hungarian:	ellenőriz
Icelandic:	stjórna, hafa umsjón með
Indonesian:	mengawasi
Italian:	dirigere, sorvegliare

Japanese:	監督する
Korean:	…을 감독하다, 관리하다
Latvian:	kontrolēt; uzraudzīt; pārzināt
Lithuanian:	prižiūrėti
Norwegian:	ha oppsyn med
Polish:	nadzorować
Portuguese (Brazil):	supervisionar
Portuguese (Portugal):	supervisar
Romanian:	a dirija, a supraveghea, a superviza
Russian:	заведовать; контролировать
Slovak:	kontrolovať, dozerať
Slovenian:	nadzirati
Spanish:	supervisar, controlar
Swedish:	övervaka, ha tillsyn över
Turkish:	teftiş etmek, denetlemek

See also: supervisor, supervision

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Supervise

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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Supervise

Su`per*vise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supervised; p. pr. & vb. n. Supervising.] [Pref. super- + L. visere to look at attentively, to view, surely, intens. from videre, visum, to see. Cf. Survise, and Survey.]

1. To oversee for direction; to superintend; to inspect with authority; as, to supervise the construction of a steam engine, or the printing of a book.

2. To look over so as to read; to peruse. [Obs.] --Shak.

Syn: See Superintend.

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