01 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, …
imp. & p. p.
Superintended; p. pr. & vb. n.
Superintending
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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.
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.