superintend

Verb

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

supervise manage oversee marshal captain control rule run head lead direct pilot guide command operate
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Antonyms

brook accept observe stomach fetch heed
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Hypernyms

administer administrate

Hyponyms

build

Related terms

superintendence

Derivatives

Superintended Superintending

Examples

There is surely no contradiction in saying that a certain section of the community may be quite competent to protect the persons and property of the rest, yet quite unfit to direct our opinions, or to superintend our private habits. Thomas Babington Macaulay

That the gods superintend all the affairs of men, and that there are such beings as dæmons. Diogenes Laërtius

Who is overseeing this project? Source: Internet

According to Franklin's autobiography, it was in 1743 when he first had the idea to establish an academy, "thinking the Rev. Richard Peters a fit person to superintend such an institution." Source: Internet

Consequently in 1538 Coverdale was sent to Paris by Cromwell to superintend the printing of the planned " Great Bible ". Source: Internet

In case of an emergency in the condition of a particular road, men of influence and liberality were appointed, or voluntarily acted, as curatores or temporary commissioners to superintend the work of repair. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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