presides
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preside
• Perseids, despiser, disperse, perseids
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*side", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Presided; p. pr. & vb. n. Presiding.] Etym: [L. praesidere; prae before + sedere to sit: cf. F. présider. See Sit.]
1. To be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; to occupy the place of president, chairman, moderator, director, etc.; to direct, control, and regulate, as chief officer; as, to preside at a public meeting; to preside over the senate.
2. To exercise superintendence; to watch over. Some o'er the public magazines preside. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 February 2025
(noun) (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body; “the tumor’s invasion of surrounding structures”
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