verb
surveil
Surveil (verb) means to watch someone or something closely, often secretly.
verb
1
To watch someone or something closely, often secretly.
"The plaintiff also stresses that the store as a whole, and the customer exits especially, were closely surveilled."
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Etymology
A back-formation from surveillance (though compare French surveiller and its variant surveille), first attested in 1903.
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What is the meaning of surveil?
"surveil" (verb) means to watch someone or something closely, often secretly.
What is another word for surveil?
Other words for "surveil" include survey, follow.
