su|per|vise

su|per|vise
su|per|vise «SOO puhr vyz», transitive verb, -vised, -vis|ing.
to look after and direct (work, workers, or a process); oversee; manage; superintend.
[< Medieval Latin supervisus, past participle of supervidēre < Latin super- over + vidēre to see]

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