Hypertext Webster Gateway: "supervise"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Supervise \Su`per*vise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supervised}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Supervising}.] [Pref. super- + L. visere to
look at attentively, to view, surely, intens. from videre,
visum, to see. Cf. {Survise}, and {Survey}.]
1. To oversee for direction; to superintend; to inspect with
authority; as, to supervise the construction of a steam
engine, or the printing of a book.
2. To look over so as to read; to peruse. [Obs.] --Shak.
Syn: See {Superintend}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Supervise \Su`per*vise"\, n.
Supervision; inspection. [Obs.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
supervise
v 1: watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" [syn: {oversee},
{superintend}, {manage}]
2: keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance [syn:
{monitor}, {ride herd on}]
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