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surveil

[ser-veyl]

verb (used with object)

surveilled, surveilling 
  1. to place under surveillance.



surveil

/ ɜːˈɪ /

verb

  1. to observe closely the activities of (a person or group)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of surveil1

First recorded in 1965–70; back formation from surveillance
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Word History and Origins

Origin of surveil1

C20: back formation from surveillance
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Example Sentences

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The best way to control a people is to surveil them, particularly because soon enough they’ll start surveilling themselves.

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"Drones lower the political and operational threshold for action, providing options to surveil and strike while trying to reduce escalation risks," says Prof Matisek.

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Immigration enforcement has become the front line for testing how far our government can go in punishing, surveilling and silencing people.

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A small army of agents surveilled him day and night, trying to catch him transmitting secrets to the Soviets.

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"Until Edward Snowden revealed the matter, the US secretly surveilled its citizens for years. He remains in exile and one of the most wanted people by American law enforcement," she wrote on Facebook.

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