invigilate

Borrowed from Latin invigilātus, past participle of invigilō (“to stay awake, watch over”).

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈvɪdʒɪleɪt/, /ɪnˈvɪdʒəleɪt/

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invigilate (third-person singular simple present invigilates, present participle invigilating, simple past and past participle invigilated)

1. (UK, Canada, transitive, intransitive) To oversee a test or exam.

   Synonym: (Canada, US) proctor

   Professor Burns will be invigilating over the final examinations to ensure that the students do not cheat.

2. (archaic, intransitive) To keep watch.

• invigilation
• invigilator
• invigilatrix

• proctor

invigilāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of invigilō