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administer	to serve or act in a helpful way; tend (usually followed by "to"). [1/3 definitions]
attend	to take care of; tend. [1/4 definitions]
care	to watch over or tend to the needs of (usually followed by "for"). [1/8 definitions]
keep an eye on	to watch or tend with care.
lead¹	to tend toward a particular result (usually followed by "to"). [1/13 definitions]
watch	to guard or tend attentively. [1/8 definitions]
wrangle	to herd or tend. [1/2 definitions]

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