Thesaurus / superintend
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This genius to superintend and be the head, while others contribute the hands, is not the most common of human endowments.
MADAME ROLAND, MAKERS OF HISTORYJOHN S. C. ABBOTTMadame Roland frequently retired to the library, to write letters to her friends, or to superintend the lessons of Eudora.
MADAME ROLAND, MAKERS OF HISTORYJOHN S. C. ABBOTTHe had sent his most trusted foreman to his own beautiful home, to superintend matters there.
THE BOX-CAR CHILDRENGERTRUDE CHANDLER WARNERThe invalid sat on the shank of a mushroom anchor, and smoked his pipe while he affected to superintend the work.
THE FLOATING LIGHT OF THE GOODWIN SANDSR.M. BALLANTYNEThey have been doing all of the hanging on one side, and I wish to superintend it on the other.
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHY OF PARSON BROWNLOW, THE TENNESSEE PATRIOTWILLIAM GANNAWAY BROWNLOWThe third day, he criticized a pose of Belle Shalers, and rose to superintend the readjustment.
THE WOMAN GIVESOWEN JOHNSONAll this time the prefect of the palace had to superintend the affair en grand, and to answer any questions put to him.
THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION, NO. 358VARIOUSNat himself was ordered to superintend the repairs and fitting out for sea of the Spartane.
A ROVING COMMISSIONG. A. HENTYFor one thing, she had to superintend the agent for the large Hanbury estate.
MY LADY LUDLOWELIZABETH GASKELLBarnstable precluded any reply, by bowing to his captive, and turning away to superintend the management of his vessels.
THE PILOTJ. FENIMORE COOPERWORDS RELATED TO SUPERINTEND
- accomplish
- administer
- attend
- baby-sit
- cater to
- cherish
- control
- corral
- cultivate
- defend
- direct
- do
- do for
- feed
- foster
- guard
- handle
- keep
- keep an eye on
- keep tabs on
- look after
- maintain
- manage
- mind
- minister to
- nurse
- nurture
- oversee
- perform
- protect
- ride herd on
- safeguard
- see after
- see to
- serve
- shepherd
- shield
- sit
- superintend
- supervise
- take care of
- take under wing
- wait on
- watch
- watch out for
- watch over
- aims
- be biases
- be disposes
- be inclines
- be predisposes
- bears
- bends
- conduces
- contributes
- disposes
- drifts
- favors
- goes
- gravitates
- has a tendency
- has an inclination
- heads
- impels
- inclines
- influences
- is conducive
- is in the habit of
- is liable
- is prejudiced
- leads
- leans
- looks
- makes for
- moves
- moves toward
- points
- redounds
- results in
- serves to
- trends
- turns
- verges on
- attends
- cases
- checks out
- concentrates
- contemplates
- eagle-eyes
- examines
- eyeballs
- eyes
- focuses
- follows
- gazes
- gets a load of
- gives the once over
- has a look-sees
- inspects
- keeps an eye on
- keeps tabs on
- listens
- looks
- marks
- minds
- notes
- observes
- pays attention
- peers
- pipes
- regards
- rubbernecks
- scans
- scopes
- scrutinizes
- sees
- spies
- stares
- takes in
- takes notice
- views
- waits
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