Oversee vs Invigilate - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between oversee and invigilate

is that oversee is to survey, look at something in a wide angle while invigilate is to oversee a test or exam.

(transitive)

(literally) To survey, look at something in a wide angle.

(figuratively) To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group.

It is congress's duty to oversee the spending of federal funds.

To inspect, examine

Gamekeepers oversee a hunting ground to see to the wildlife's welfare and look for poachers.

(obsolete) To fail to see; to overlook, ignore.

* , II.ix:

Thereat the Elfe did blush in priuitee, / And turnd his face away; but she the same / Dissembled faire, and faynd to ouersee .

To observe secretly or unintentionally.

* overseer * oversight

(en-verb)

To oversee a test or exam.

Professor Burns will be invigilating over the final examinations to ensure that the students do not cheat.

* invigilation * invigilator