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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUPERINTEND', v.t. [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; as, an officer superintends the building of a ship or the construction of a fort. God exercises a superintending care over all his creatures.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" [syn: oversee, supervise, superintend, manage]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb Etymology: Late Latin superintendere, from Latin super- + intendere to stretch out, direct — more at intend Date: circa 1615 to have or exercise the charge and oversight of ; direct

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. & intr. be responsible for the management or arrangement of (an activity etc.); supervise and inspect. Derivatives: superintendence n. superintendency n. Etymology: eccl.L superintendere (as SUPER-, INTEND), transl. Gk episkopo

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Superintend 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(superintends, superintending, superintended) If you superintend something, you have responsibility for ensuring that it is carried out properly. (FORMAL) During the interval, Linton superintended a prize draw. VERB: V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Supervise, oversee, overlook, direct, conduct, manage, control, administer have charge of, have the direction of, have the oversight of, preside over.