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in⋅vig⋅i⋅late

  [in-vij-uh-leyt]
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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

Related forms:
in⋅vig⋅i⋅la⋅tion, noun
in⋅vig⋅i⋅la⋅tor, noun
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