surveil

[ ser-veyl ]

verb (used with object)

, sur·veilled, sur·veil·ling.

1. to place under surveillance.

surveil

/ sɜːˈveɪl /

verb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of surveil¹

First recorded in 1965–70; back formation from surveillance

Word History and Origins

Origin of surveil¹

C20: back formation from surveillance

Example Sentences

Mr Mukhopadhyay slipped from his study, where scammers were surveilling him on his desktop, and confided briefly with his wife.

From BBC

In a criminal complaint filed in Manhattan court, prosecutors allege that an official in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard directed Mr Shakeri in September to devise a plan to surveil and kill Trump.

From BBC

The farm is under quarantine and the state’s department of agriculture is surveilling the area.

From Los Angeles Times

Sheriff’s officials will haul in ballot boxes from the polls via helicopter and patrol cars to a heavily surveilled warehouse-like processing center, with K-9 units sniffing for explosives or other threats.

From Los Angeles Times

With his tracking collar and remote cameras in and out of the park, P-22 was almost as surveilled as the title character in “The Truman Show.”

From Los Angeles Times