invigilare

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin invigilāre, present active infinitive of invigilō (“I stay awake; I watch over”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.vi.d͡ʒiˈla.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: in‧vi‧gi‧là‧re

Verb

invigilare (rare)

1. Template:indtr to watch over; to invigilate
   • 1840, Alessandro Manzoni, I promessi sposi‎^[1], Tip. Guglielmini e Redaelli, Capitolo XV, page 295:

     a ogni forno furono deputati nobili, che vi si portassero di buon mattino, a invigilare sulla distribuzione e a tenere a freno gl’inquieti, con l’autorità della presenza, e con le buone parole.

     At every baker's some of the nobility were stationed, to watch over the distribution, and to restrain the discontented by fair words and the authority of their presence.

2. (intransitive) to be vigilant

Related terms

• invegliare
• vigilare

References

• invigilare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) invigilāre

1. inflection of invigilō:
   1. present active infinitive
   2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative