From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Oversee \O'ver*see"\, verb (used without an object) To see too or too much; hence, to be deceived. [Obs.]
The most expert gamesters may sometimes oversee. --Fuller.
Your partiality to me is much overseen, if you think me fit to correct your Latin. --Walpole.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Oversee \O'ver*see"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. {Oversaw}; p. p. {Overseen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overseeing}.] [AS. ofers['e]on to survey, to despise. See {Over}, and {See}.]
1. To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see after; to overlook[2].
2. To omit or neglect seeing; to overlook[5]. [archaic] --Spenser.
3. To see unintentionally or unexpectedly; -- the visual analogy to {overhear}. [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
verb
1: watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" [syn: {supervise}, {superintend}, {manage}] [also: {overseen}, {oversaw}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
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Let's see what we can do if we put our heads together.
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