Unsupervised
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pərˌvaɪz verb (used with object), su·per·vised, su·per·vis·ing.
to oversee (a process, work, workers, etc.) during execution or performance; superintend; have the oversight and direction of.
Origin:
1580–90; < Medieval Latin supervīsus (past participle of supervidēre to oversee), equivalent to super- super- + vid-, stem of vidēre to see + -tus past participle suffix, with dt > s; see vision, wit2
1580–90; < Medieval Latin supervīsus (past participle of supervidēre to oversee), equivalent to super- super- + vid-, stem of vidēre to see + -tus past participle suffix, with dt > s; see vision, wit2
Related forms
non·su·per·vis·ing, adjective
pre·su·per·vise, verb (used with object), pre·su·per·vised, pre·su·per·vis·ing.
qua·si-su·per·vised, adjective
un·su·per·vised, adjective
well-su·per·vised, adjective
Synonyms
manage, direct, control, guide.
manage, direct, control, guide.
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supervise (ˈsuːpəˌvaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to direct or oversee the performance or operation of |
| 2. | to watch over so as to maintain order, etc |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin supervidēre, from Latin | |
| supervision | |
| —n | |
| unsupervised (ʌnˈsuːpəˌvaɪzd, ʌnˈsjuː-) | |
| —adj | |
| without supervision: playing unsupervised in the garden | |
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Word Origin & History
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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