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invigilate.

To oversee a test or exam.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪnˈvɪdʒɪleɪt//ɪnˈvɪdʒəleɪt/
  1. To oversee a test or exam.

    Canada · UK · ambitransitive
    Professor Burns will be invigilating over the final examinations to ensure that the students do not cheat.
  2. To keep watch.

    archaic · intransitive
Where this word comes from

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

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