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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Oversee

/ōv'-ẽrs-ēˌ/ · O·ver·see · IPA /ˌoʊ.vɚˈsi/
01 v. t. To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see after; to overlook{2}.
imp. Oversaw; p. p. Overseen; p. pr. & vb. n. Overseeing
  1. 1.
    To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see after; to overlook{2}.
  2. 2.
    To omit or neglect seeing; to overlook{5}.[archaic]
  3. 3.
    To see unintentionally or unexpectedly; -- the visual analogy to overhear. See: overhear
02 v. i. To see too or too much; hence, to be deceived.
  1. 1.
    To see too or too much; hence, to be deceived.[Obs.]
    “The most expert gamesters may sometimes oversee.” Fuller.
    “Your partiality to me is much overseen, if you think me fit to correct your Latin.” Walpole.