INVIGILATE


Meaning of INVIGILATE in English

— invigilation , n. — invigilator , n.

/in vij"euh layt'/ , v.i. , invigilated, invigilating .

1. to keep watch.

2. Brit. to keep watch over students at an examination.

[ 1545-55; invigilatus (ptp. of invigilare to keep watch, stay up late), equiv. to in- IN- 2 + vigila- (s. of vigilare to watch; see VIGIL) + -tus ptp. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .