|süp(ə)rə̇n.|tend, -pərn.- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Late Latin superintendere, from Latin super- + intendere to attend, direct attention to — more at intend
transitive verb
: to have or exercise the charge and oversight of : oversee with the power of direction : supervise
superintended publication of a score of good plays — Leslie Rees
a committee on finance to superintend all appropriations — Allan Nevins
intransitive verb
: to exercise supervision : have charge or oversight