Definition of SURVEIL

surveil

Verb

Verb Forms: surveilled, surveilling, surveils

  • To keep under close observation, especially a suspected person.
  • keep under surveillance
  • To keep someone or something under surveillance.

Examples

  • The player tried to surveil his opponent’s tile rack from across the table.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

follow, survey

Scrabble Score: 10

surveil: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
surveil: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
surveil: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

surveil: valid Words With Friends Word