supervise UK /ˈsuː.pə.vaɪz/US /ˈsu.pɚˌvaɪz/ verb3 •To oversee or direct (a task or organization).Without someone to supervise them, the group will lack direction. •To oversee a task, organization, etc.; to provide supervision; to act as a supervisor.Under the Medicare Benefits Schedule, doctors can’t claim payment from the government for a Covid-19 vaccination provided in their clinic by a nurse, unless a GP is on the premises to supervise. — 2022 •(no longer used) To look over so as to read; to peruse.Let me supervise the canzonet. — 1590 formssupervised · supervising · supervises