invigilate

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Pronunciation

/ɪnˈvɪdʒɪleɪt/

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/ɪnˈvɪdʒɪleɪt/ · /ɪnˈvɪdʒəleɪt/

Definition of invigilate

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

(Canada, UK, ambitransitive)To oversee a test or exam.

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

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verb

(Canada, UK, ambitransitive)To oversee a test or exam.

“Professor Burns will be invigilating over the final examinations to ensure that the students do not cheat.”
(archaic, intransitive)To keep watch.

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

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