/ ˌsuːpərɪnˈtend; NAmE ; BrE also ˌsjuː-/ verb
[ vn ] ( formal ) to be in charge of sth and make sure that everything is working, being done, etc. as it should be
SYN supervise
► super·in·tend·ence / -əns; NAmE / noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from ecclesiastical Latin superintendere , translating Greek episkopein .