English Explanatory Dictionary

surveil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To keep someone or something under surveillance.

Pronunciation

/sɚˈveɪl/ /səˈveɪl/

Word forms

surveil surveils surveilling surveilled

Etymology

1903. Back-formation from surveillance (but compare also French surveiller and the variant surveille).

Derived words

resurveil surveilee surveiler surveillable unsurveilled
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