surveil

American  

[ser-veyl] / sərˈveɪl /

verb (used with object)

surveilled, surveilling

1. to place under surveillance.

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surveil British  

/ sɜːˈveɪl /

verb

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

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Etymology

Origin of surveil

First recorded in 1965–70; back formation from surveillance

Example Sentences

"We're already being surveilled by billions of smartphones, city camera networks and smart devices that we willingly placed in our homes."

From Barron's

More recently, student protests over price increases of mobile-phone data plans didn’t gain traction because of the fear of repression, as intelligence services surveil college activities.

From The Wall Street Journal

The document outlines the myriad ways the country’s security agents would try to surveil, entrap, compromise and recruit American visitors.

From The Wall Street Journal

Somali community groups report people staying home from work, while businesses worry they are being surveilled.

From Salon

Shortly thereafter, the family moved to Oahu, where Otto was paid by Japanese naval intelligence to surveil the Americans’ Pacific base.

From The Wall Street Journal