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  • 81watch — I noun advertency, alertness, attention, charge, concern, custody, guard, heed, inspection, lookout, observance, observation, oversight, precaution, regard, safeguard, safekeeping, sentinel, sentry, shift, spell of work, superintendence,… …

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  • 82administer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. govern, rule, manage, control; give, dose, dispense. See authority, giving, apportionment, conduct. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To manage] Syn. conduct, direct, control, govern; see command 2 , govern …

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  • 83govern — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. rule, reign, administrate, preside; hold power, sway, or the reins; guide, control; restrain, moderate, temper, curb, bridle, check. See restraint, authority. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. rule, command,… …

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  • 84manage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. administer, conduct; control; afford; contrive, bring about, manipulate. See authority, sufficiency. v. i. See provision. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To direct] Syn. lead, oversee, direct, administer,… …

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  • 85Direction — I (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Direction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 direction direction bearing course vector Sgm: N 1 set set drift tenor Sgm: N 1 tendency tendency &c. 176 Sgm: N 1 i …

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  • 86superintendence — 1570s, from SUPERINTEND (Cf. superintend) + ENCE (Cf. ence) …

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  • 87sit — v 1. seat oneself, be seated, Sl. take a load off one s feet, plop down; squat, crouch, hunker down, perch, roost; straddle, sit astride, bestride, bestraddle; repose, lean, recline, loll, lounge, sprawl; (all of a hen) brood, incubate, cover,… …

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  • 88Administer — Ad*min is*ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Administered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Administering}.] [OE. aministren, OF. aministrer, F. administer, fr. L. administrare; ad + ministrare to serve. See {Minister}.] 1. To manage or conduct, as public affairs; to… …

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  • 89Administered — Administer Ad*min is*ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Administered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Administering}.] [OE. aministren, OF. aministrer, F. administer, fr. L. administrare; ad + ministrare to serve. See {Minister}.] 1. To manage or conduct, as public… …

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  • 90Administering — Administer Ad*min is*ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Administered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Administering}.] [OE. aministren, OF. aministrer, F. administer, fr. L. administrare; ad + ministrare to serve. See {Minister}.] 1. To manage or conduct, as public… …

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