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invigilated

invigilated is the simple past and past participle of invigilate.

Meaning of invigilate

Verb

invigilate (third-person singular simple present invigilates, present participle invigilating, simple past and past participle invigilated)

  1. (Canada, UK, ambitransitive) To oversee a test or exam.
    • Professor Burns will be invigilating over the final examinations to ensure that the students do not cheat.
    Synonyms:
    proctor
  2. (archaic, intransitive) To keep watch.

Questions about invigilated

What is invigilated the simple past and past participle of?
Invigilated is the simple past and past participle of invigilate.

Words near invigilated in the dictionary

  1. invidiousness
  2. invidiousnesses
  3. invigilance
  4. invigilancy
  5. invigilate
  6. invigilated
  7. invigilates
  8. invigilating
  9. invigilation
  10. invigilations
  11. invigilator

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