Home › Words › I › invigilateinvigilate/ɪnˈvɪdʒɪleɪt/invigilate means to oversee a test or exam.invigilate is pronounced /ɪnˈvɪdʒɪleɪt/.EtymologyBorrowed from Latin invigilātus, past participle of invigilō (“to stay awake, watch over”).verbTo oversee a test or exam.e.g.“Professor Burns will be invigilating over the final examinations to ensure that the students do not cheat.”To keep watch.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.invigilator 78% match — A person who supervises students during an examination; a proctor vs invigilate →supervise 62% match — To oversee or direct (a task or organization). vs invigilate →surveil 60% match — To keep someone or something under surveillance. vs invigilate →proctorise 58% match — To summon (a person) before the proctor of a university. vs invigilate →superintend 57% match — To oversee the work of others; to supervise. vs invigilate →vigil 56% match — An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray. vs invigilate →vestigate 56% match — To investigate. vs invigilate →scrutinise 54% match — To examine something with great care. vs invigilate →