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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The king may appoint a council, who may superintend the
           works of this nature.                    --Bacon.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
            [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  superintending
     vb.
     (present participle of en superintend nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  superintending
     vb.
     (present participle of en superintend nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  superintending
     vb.
     (present participle of en superintend nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  superintending
     vb.
     (present participle of en superintend nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  superintending
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s uperintend ing)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Superintending /sˈuːpəɹɪntˌɛndɪŋ/
  المراقبة

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  superintending /sˈuːpəɹɪntˌɛndɪŋ/
  beaufsichtigend, überwachend, betreuend
     Synonyms: supervising, overseeing, overlooking
  
   see: supervise sb./sth., oversee sb./sth., superintend sth., overlook sb., supervised, overseen, superintended, overlooked, supervises, oversees, superintends, overlooks, supervised, oversaw, superintended, overlooked, supervise/oversee a staff of 15, superintend/supervise/oversee the work, unsupervised
  

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