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surveil
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sur·veil  (sr-vl)
tr.v. sur·veilled, sur·veil·ling, sur·veils
To keep under surveillance.

[Back-formation from surveillance.]
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Verb1.surveil - keep under surveillance; "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"
pursue, follow - follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"
Translations
surveil [səˈveɪl] VT (US) → vigilar


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