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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Supervise

/so͞op'-ẽrv-īzˌ/ · Su·per·vise · IPA /ˈsu.pɚˌvaɪz/
01 v. t. To oversee for direction; to superintend; to inspect with authority; as, to supervise the construction of a steam engine, or the printing o…
imp. & p. p. Supervised; p. pr. & vb. n. Supervising
  1. 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. 2.
    To look over so as to read; to peruse.[Obs.]
Syn. See Superintend.
02 n. Supervision; inspection.
  1. 1.
    Supervision; inspection.[Obs.]