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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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