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surveil

sur·veil

UK/səˈveɪl/ US/sɚˈveɪl/ uncommon us

verb

1.

keep under surveillance

  • “The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing”
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Origin

Back-formation from surveillance (but cf. French surveiller and its variant surveille). First attested in 1903.

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