oversee

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

oversee
    v 1: watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" [syn:
         {oversee}, {supervise}, {superintend}, {manage}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Oversee \O`ver*see"\, v. t. [imp. {Oversaw}; p. p. {Overseen};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Overseeing}.] [AS. ofers['e]on to survey, to
   despise. See {Over}, and {See}.]
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   1. To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see
      after; to overlook[2].
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   2. To omit or neglect seeing; to overlook[5]. [archaic]
      --Spenser.
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   3. To see unintentionally or unexpectedly; -- the visual
      analogy to {overhear}.
      [PJC]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Oversee \O`ver*see"\, v. i.
   To see too or too much; hence, to be deceived. [Obs.]
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         The most expert gamesters may sometimes oversee.
                                                  --Fuller.
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         Your partiality to me is much overseen, if you think me
         fit to correct your Latin.               --Walpole.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

20 Moby Thesaurus words for "oversee":
      administer, boss, chaperon, control, direct, handle, keep in order,
      manage, manipulate, operate, overlook, quarterback, ride herd on,
      run, stand over, superintend, supervise, survey, take care of,
      watch over