invigilate
verb/ɪnˈvɪdʒɪleɪt/
/ɪnˈvɪdʒɪleɪt/
(British English) (North American English proctor)
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they invigilate | /ɪnˈvɪdʒɪleɪt/ /ɪnˈvɪdʒɪleɪt/ |
| he / she / it invigilates | /ɪnˈvɪdʒɪleɪts/ /ɪnˈvɪdʒɪleɪts/ |
| past simple invigilated | /ɪnˈvɪdʒɪleɪtɪd/ /ɪnˈvɪdʒɪleɪtɪd/ |
| past participle invigilated | /ɪnˈvɪdʒɪleɪtɪd/ /ɪnˈvɪdʒɪleɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form invigilating | /ɪnˈvɪdʒɪleɪtɪŋ/ /ɪnˈvɪdʒɪleɪtɪŋ/ |
- invigilate (something) to watch people while they are taking an exam to make sure that they have everything they need, that they keep to the rules, etc.
- to invigilate an exam
Oxford Collocations DictionaryInvigilate is used with these nouns as the object:- exam
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the general sense ‘watch over, keep watch’): from Latin invigilat- ‘watched over’, from the verb invigilare, from in- ‘upon, towards’ + vigilare ‘watch’ (from vigil ‘watchful’).
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