invigilate
verb/ɪnˈvɪdʒɪleɪt/ · /ɪnˈvɪdʒəleɪt/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin invigilātus, past participle of invigilō (“to stay awake, watch over”).
- Professor Burns will be invigilating over the final examinations to ensure that the students do not cheat.
2
Archaic To keep watch.
- Derived terms
- invigilation, invigilator, invigilatrix
- Related terms
- proctor