Merriam-Webster Word of the Day - Invigilate

WORD OF THE DAY March 14, 2018

invigilate    verb | in-VIJ-uh-layt     Definition   1 : to keep watch; especially : to supervise students at an examination   2 : supervise, monitor   Scroll down for more about invigilate      TRENDING NOW: feminism white lie hoax unwitting SEE ALL      PEOPLE ARE READING   You Wear Them On Your Head     Do You Have Concerns About 'Concerning'?     Is Justin Bieber ‘Iconic’?     A Lesson in Fine Art         WORD GAMES AND QUIZZES: WEEKLY CHALLENGE   New Words 2018 Quiz   A quiz for wordies!     PLAY NOW     Nailed this quiz? We have plenty more to try!  TAKE ME THERE         Did You Know?   Keep your eyes open and you're sure to spot a few relatives of today's word. Invigilate is a descendant of the Latin verb vigilare, meaning "to stay awake." As you may have guessed, vigilare is the ancestor of our adjective vigilant ("alertly watchful"), and it also gives us reveille ("a signal to wake up in the morning," via French réveillez) and surveillance ("close watch, supervision," via French surveiller). Invigilate has been a member of the English language since the mid-16th century.     Examples of INVIGILATE   Professors will take turns invigilating exams during the finals period.   "Since I have so often been asked about the mechanics of the job [of restaurant reviewer], it seems worth mentioning a few here…. In places designed for group eating, I often made up a group, though I tended to invigilate what was ordered: duplicate orders were banned and no one got to say, 'I think I'll have a steak.'" — Peter Calder, The New Zealand Herald, 24 Dec. 2017   Test Your Vocabulary   Fill in the blanks to complete a noun that is used as the name for a supervisor or monitor: p _ _ ct _ _.   VIEW THE ANSWER           MERCH     Show Your Wordie Pride!   New swag now available — featuring our newly added words welp and wordie   CHECK OUT OUR SELECTION

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