proctored

[ prok-terd ]

/ ˈprɒk tərd /

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adjective

supervised or monitored by an official watcher:The testing center administers proctored exams for all distance learning courses.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of proctor.

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Origin of proctored

proctor + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM proctored

un·proc·tored, adjective

Words nearby proctored

proctodaeum, proctodeum, proctologist, proctology, proctor, proctored, proctoscope, proctoscopy, proctosigmoidoscope, proctosigmoidoscopy, procumbent

How to use proctored in a sentence

With this step, we are embracing a new phase of Dudley Do-Right behavior—one proctored by computers.
Facebook’s Organ-Donor Option Sounds Good, but Should We Be Paranoid About Privacy?|Kent Sepkowitz|May 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Oh, you properest of men, Were you never, never proctored—were you always in at ten?
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, October 12, 1895|Various