invigilate
Verb
- watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating)
- To oversee a test or exam.
- To keep watch.
Examples
- Professor Burns will be invigilating over the final examinations to ensure that the students do not cheat.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin invigilātus, past participle of invigilō (“to stay awake, watch over”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
invigilate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordinvigilate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
invigilate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
invigilate: valid Words With Friends Word