Definition of superintend Superintend
su•per•in•tend
We found 6 definitions of superintend from 5 different sources.
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What does superintend mean?
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| superintend - watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" | ||
| oversee, supervise, manage | ||
| administrate, administer give or apply (medications) | ||
| build develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera" | ||
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- superintend (Verb)
To oversee the work of others; to supervise. - superintend (Verb)
To administer the affairs of something or someone.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- superintend (v. t.)
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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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superintend
sū-pėr-in-tend′, v.t. to have the oversight or charge of: to control, manage.—v.i. to exercise supervision.—ns. Superinten′dence, Superinten′dency, oversight: direction: management.—adj. Superinten′dent, superintending.—n. one who superintends: the head of a Sunday-school: in some Protestant churches a clergyman having the oversight of the clergy of a district: overseer.—n. Superinten′dentship
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🔤- superintend, verb, present, 1st person singular of superintend (infinitive).
- superintend, verb (infinitive).
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