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    surveil
    /səˈveɪl/

    verb

    • 1. keep (a person or place) under surveillance; closely monitor or observe: "he deployed FBI agents to surveil the offices of those companies"

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  2. Surveil means to carefully watch or listen to someone or something over a period of time, usually for illegal activity. Learn how to pronounce surveil, see synonyms and translations, and read sentences with surveil.

    • English (US)

      SURVEIL meaning: 1. to carefully watch a place or person or...

  3. verb. sur· veil sər-ˈvāl. surveilled; surveilling. Synonyms of surveil. transitive verb. : to subject to surveillance. Examples of surveil in a Sentence.

  4. Surveil means to observe closely the activities of a person or group. It is a back formation from surveillance, first recorded in 1965–70. See how to use surveil in a sentence and browse related words.

  5. To surveil is to spy on someone, the way a television private eye sits in her car and uses binoculars to surveil the show's villain.

  6. Surveil means to observe closely the activities of (a person or group) or to place under surveillance. It is a back formation from surveillance and a word of C20 origin.

  7. Surveil means to keep under surveillance, often in a legal context. It is a back formation from surveillance and has the same pronunciation and spelling. See translations, examples and related words.

  8. Learn the meaning of surveil, a verb that means to closely observe or monitor someone or something through covert methods. Find examples, history, quiz, and synonyms of surveil.