invigilate

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/ɪnˈvɪdʒɪleɪt//ɪnˈvɪdʒəleɪt/

verb

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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proctor
OriginLatin invigilātus →
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Meanings

verbinvigilate (third-person singular simple present invigilates, present participle invigilating, simple past and past participle invigilated)

present singular third person invigilates · participle present invigilating · participle past invigilated · past invigilated

  1. CanadaUKambitransitiveTo oversee a test or exam.

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

    Synonyms: proctor

  2. archaicintransitiveTo keep watch.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo oversee a test or exam.

Similar
proctor

More synonyms by meaning

verbwatch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating)

Similar
proctor
Broader
watchobservefollow
Also see
proctorwake

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latininvigilātus
  2. Englishinvigilate

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

More words from Latin

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 監考 /监考
  • 監考 /监考 (jiānkǎo)oversee an exam
Danish teste, afprøve
  • testeoversee an exam
  • afprøveoversee an exam
Finnish valvoa
  • valvoaoversee an exam
French surveiller
  • surveilleroversee an exam
Russian следи́ть за экзамену́ющимися
  • следи́ть за экзамену́ющимися (sledítʹ za ekzamenújuščimisja)oversee an exam
Spanish invigilar
  • invigilaroversee an exam
Welsh goruchwylio
  • goruchwyliooversee an exam
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APA

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MLA

“invigilate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/invigilate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “invigilate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/invigilate.

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