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su·per·vise  (spr-vz)
tr.v. su·per·vised, su·per·vis·ing, su·per·vis·es
To have the charge and direction of; superintend.

[Middle English *supervisen, from Medieval Latin supervidre, supervs- : Latin super-, super- + Latin vidre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: supervise, boss1, overlook, oversee, superintend
These verbs mean to have the direction and oversight of the performance of others: supervised a team of investigators; bossed a construction crew; overlooks farm hands; overseeing plumbers and electricians; superintend a household staff.
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Adj.1.supervised - under observation or under the direction of a superintendent or overseer; "supervised play"
unsupervised - not supervised or under constant observation; "the school maintains unsupervised study halls during free periods"; "reliable workers are generally unsupervised"


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{conseille de famille = council of relatives, supervised by a judge, that supervised the care of minors in France; cure = priest}
This is effected by carefully-kept pedigrees, which are preserved and supervised by the State; and without a certified pedigree no Woman is allowed to marry.
She supervised the meal officially, but implied that in her own stately person she considered lunch a weakness.
 
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