superintend Copy link Outline 1. praesum, irr., with dat. (to be at the head of)2. prōcūro, 1 (to look after a thing for another)3. admĭnistro, 14. praesĭdeo, 2 • superintend: 1. praesum, irr., with dat. (to be at the head of): to s. the erection of statues, statuis faciendis p., Cic. Verr. 2, 59, 144: to s. any business, negotio p., Caes. B. C. 3, 61. 2. prōcūro, 1 (to look after a thing for another): to s. any one's affairs, alicujus negotia p., Cic. Fam. 12, 24: later with dat. of object: to s. the distribution of food, alimentis dividendis p., Capit. Also curo, in sense of, to have charge or command: v. care, to take. See also superintendent (curator). 3. admĭnistro, 1: v. to manage. 4. praesĭdeo, 2: v. to preside over. See also, to command, (BE AT THE) HEAD OF.