INVIGILATE


Meaning of INVIGILATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈvi-jə-ˌlāt ]

verb

( -lat·ed ; -lat·ing )

Etymology: Latin invigilatus, past participle of invigilare to stay awake, be watchful, from in- + vigilare to stay awake — more at vigilant

Date: 1553

intransitive verb

: to keep watch ; especially British : to supervise students at an examination

transitive verb

: supervise , monitor

• in·vig·i·la·tion -ˌvi-jə-ˈlā-shən noun

• in·vig·i·la·tor -ˈvi-jə-ˌlā-tər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.