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Mentor vs Supervise - What's the difference?

mentor | supervise |

As a proper noun mentor

is (greek mythology) odysseus's trusted counselor he was assigned the responsibility to raise odysseus's son telemachus, while odysseus was away fighting in troy.

As a verb supervise is

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mentor

English

Noun

(wikipedia mentor) (en noun)
  • A wise and trusted counselor or teacher

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To act as someone's mentor

    • Related terms

    * mentee

    See also

    * coach * nestor * sponsor * Article on the etymology and history of the word “mentor” on languagehat.com

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    References

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    supervise

    English

    Verb

    (supervis)
  • To direct, manage, or oversee; to be in charge
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    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.}}
  • (obsolete) To look over so as to read; to peruse.
  • * 1590 , , IV. ii. 120:
    • Let me supervise the canzonet.

    Related terms

    * supervision * supervisor * supervisory