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INVIGILATE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they invigilate ... he / she / it invigilates
Past simple: invigilated
Past participle: invigilated
-ing form: invigilating
Sense 1
Meaning:
Watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating)
Synonyms:
invigilate; proctor
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "invigilate" is one way to...):
follow; keep an eye on; observe; watch; watch over (follow with the eyes or the mind)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
invigilation (keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating)
invigilator (someone who watches examination candidates to prevent cheating)
