invigilate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin invigilātus, past participle of invigilō (“to stay awake, watch over”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪnˈvɪdʒɪleɪt/, /ɪnˈvɪdʒəleɪt/
Audio (Canada): (file)
Verb
invigilate (third-person singular simple present invigilates, present participle invigilating, simple past and past participle invigilated)
- (UK, Canada, ambitransitive) 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.
- (archaic, intransitive) To keep watch.
Derived terms
Translations
oversee an exam
See also
Latin
Verb
invigilāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of invigilō