# surveil

> English word · Verb · IPA /sɚˈveɪl/ · frequency rank #83,795

## Definitions
1. To keep someone or something under surveillance.

## Etymology
1903. Back-formation from surveillance (but compare also French surveiller and the variant surveille).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/surveil