Sū'per-in-tĕnd', v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. SUPERINTENDED; p. pr. & vb. n. SUPERINTENDING.] [Prefix super and intend; Lat. superintendere.] To have or exercise the charge and oversight of; to oversee with the power of direction; to take care of with authority; as, an officer superintends the building of a ship or the construction of a fort; God exercises a superintending care over all his creatures.