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supervise verb [ ˈsuːpəvʌɪz ]

• observe and direct the execution of (a task or activity).
• "the sergeant left to supervise the loading of the lorries"
Similar: superintend, oversee, be in charge of, be in control of, preside over, direct, administer, manage, run, look after, be responsible for, govern, operate, conduct, organize, handle, guide, steer, pilot,
Origin: late 15th century (in the sense ‘survey, peruse’): from medieval Latin supervis- ‘surveyed, supervised’, from supervidere, from super- ‘over’ + videre ‘to see’.


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