superintend
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superintend
- /ˌsuːpəɹɪnˈtɛnd/
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Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin superintendō.
verb superintends · superintending · superintended
- To oversee the work of others; to supervise. Lady Marchmont had superintended her toilette, and it was the very triumph of exquisite taste; every thing about it seemed as fragile and delicate as herself.
- To administer the affairs of something or someone. A posse of Dublin Metropolitan police superintended by the Chief Commissioner in person maintained order in the vast throng for whom the York Street brass and reed band whiled away the intervening time by admirably rendering on their blackdraped instruments the matchless melody endeared to us from t
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verb to oversee the work of others
| Français | surveiller, diriger |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | aufsehen |
| Italiano | soprintendere |
Talk about this word "superintend." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/superintend. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. superintend. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/superintend "superintend." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/superintend.Cite this
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title = {superintend},
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year = {2026},
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