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in·vig·i·late

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–verb (used without object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing.

1.	to keep watch.

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

[Origin: 1545–55; < L invigilātus (ptp. of invigilāre to keep watch, stay up late), equiv. to in- in-² + vigilā- (s. of vigilāre to watch; see vigil) + -tus ptp. suffix

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—Related forms

in·vig·i·la·tion, noun

in·vig·i·la·tor, noun

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invigilate
verb
watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating)

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invigilate [inˈvidʒileit] verb

to supervise students while they are doing an examination
Example: I am going to invigilate (the candidates) (at) the English exam.

Arabic:	يُراقِبُ سَيْر الإمتِحان
Chinese (Simplified):	监考
Chinese (Traditional):	監考
Czech:	mít dozor
Danish:	føre tilsyn med; overvåge
Dutch:	surveilleren
Estonian:	silma peal hoidma
Finnish:	valvoa
French:	surveiller
German:	Aufsicht führen
Greek:	επιτηρώ
Hungarian:	felügyel (írásbeli vizsgán)
Icelandic:	hafa umsjón með
Indonesian:	mengawasi ujian
Italian:	sorvegliare (agli esami)

Japanese:	試験監督をする
Korean:	시험 감독을 하다
Latvian:	novērot (eksaminējamos eksāmena laikā)
Lithuanian:	prižiūrėti (studentus per egzaminą)
Norwegian:	sitte vakt under eksamen
Polish:	pilnować (przy egzaminie)
Portuguese (Brazil):	vigiar
Portuguese (Portugal):	fazer vigilâncias
Romanian:	a supraveghea
Russian:	следить за экзаменующимся
Slovak:	mať dozor
Slovenian:	nadzirati (med izpitom)
Spanish:	vigilar
Swedish:	vakta
Turkish:	gözcülük yapmak, mümeyyizlik etmek