surveil

verb

sur·​veil sər-ˈvāl How to pronounce surveil (audio)
surveilled; surveilling

transitive verb

: to subject to surveillance

Examples of surveil in a Sentence

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One is the Nucleic Acid Observatory, a project developing ways to surveil wastewater and other sources and notice when novel pathogens start showing up. Dylan Matthews, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024 The export controls aim to prevent the Chinese government from developing a variety of weapons from biological to nuclear and to limit China's ability to surveil people and repress human rights, according to Commerce. Maria Curi, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024 In public interviews and congressional hearings, officials like FBI director Christopher Wray have also suggested that TikTok gathers US user data that the Chinese government could weaponize to surveil Americans online. Makena Kelly, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025 Gee did not clarify if its tech has been used to surveil immigrants. Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for surveil 

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from surveillance

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of surveil was in 1884

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“Surveil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surveil. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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