Oversaw
//oʊ.vɚ.sɔ// verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past of oversee form-of, past
Example
More examples"The Chinese emperor who oversaw the building of the Great Wall famously used his power to stop published information. Qin Shi Huang ordered the burning of thousands of books on subjects he wanted to keep from the people. He even had hundreds of scholars executed for refusing to give up their book collections."
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