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superintend

[ soo-per-in-tend, soo-prin- ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to oversee and direct (work, processes, etc.).
  2. to exercise supervision over (an institution, district, place, etc.).


superintend

/ 藢su藧pr瑟n-; 藢su藧p蓹r瑟n藞t蓻nd /

verb

  1. to undertake the direction or supervision (of); manage
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藢蝉耻辫别谤颈苍藞迟别苍诲别苍肠别, noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of superintend1

From the Late Latin word superintendere, dating back to 1605鈥15. See super-, intend
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of superintend1

C17: from Church Latin superintendere, from Latin super- + intendere to give attention to
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The Biden administration in seeking an emergency stay said Doughty's order "raises grave separation-of-powers concerns" by putting the judicial branch of government in the "untenable position of superintending the executive branch's communications."

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鈥淭hese men were in the field actively superintending, controlling, directing and taking an active part in the bloody harvest.鈥

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鈥淒istrict courts have no general equitable authority to superintend federal criminal investigations,鈥 Justice Department lawyers wrote.

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Wary of another reversal, Twitter has reportedly asked the Delaware Court of Chancery to superintend the closing.

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That would include a recognition that when it comes to the Supreme Court 鈥 and the culture war it superintends 鈥 total victory is an impossible illusion.

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