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superintend

su·per·in·tend [ spərin ténd ] (past and past participle su·per·in·tend·ed, present participle su·per·in·tend·ing, 3rd person present singular su·per·in·tends)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
be in charge of something: to be responsible for and supervise something such as a project or job

[Early 17th century. Back-formation <superintendent]
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