invigilate

Meaning

  1. (Canada, UK, ambitransitive) To oversee a test or exam.
  2. (archaic, intransitive) To keep watch.

Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈvɪdʒɪleɪt/
Etymology

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

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes