Invigilate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  invigilate \invigilate\ n. ([i^]n*v[i^]j"[i^]l*[=a]t) [imp. & p.
     p. {Invigilated} ([i^]n*v[i^]j"[i^]l*[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Invigilating}.] [L. invigilare to stay awake, to be
     vigilant.]
     To keep watch.
     [PJC]


  
     2. To keep watch over examination candidates to prevent
        cheating. [British]
        [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  invigilate
       v : as of students taking an exam, to prevent cheating [syn: {proctor}]