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proctorising

proctorising is the present participle and gerund of proctorise.

Meaning of proctorise

Verb

proctorise (third-person singular simple present proctorises, present participle proctorising, simple past and past participle proctorised)

  1. (UK, archaic, transitive, university slang) To summon (a person) before the proctor of a university.
    • From that moment one of two courses remained open to him,—marriage, the loss of his fellowship, with probably children, and nothing to eat; or patience, the common-room cheer, holy orders, and a living in his turn. He chose the latter, jilted the young girl who had fallen for him, for one of those...1857, Ernest Richard Seymour, The Curate of Holycross, page 4

Questions about proctorising

What is proctorising the present participle and gerund of?
Proctorising is the present participle and gerund of proctorise.

Words near proctorising in the dictionary

  1. proctorical
  2. proctoring
  3. proctorise
  4. proctorised
  5. proctorises
  6. proctorising
  7. proctorize
  8. proctorized
  9. proctorizes
  10. proctorizing
  11. proctorling

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