tr.v. in·vig·i·lat·ed, in·vig·i·lat·ing, in·vig·i·lates To watch over, especially to monitor (students) who are taking a written test. [Early Modern English, to watch carefully, from Latin invigilāre, invigilāt- : in-, in-; see IN-2 + vigil, awake, on the watch, watchful; see weg- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] in·vig′i·lation n. in·vigi·la′tor n. |
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