Definitions for surveil
sərˈveɪlsurveil

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. surveil, follow, surveyverb

   keep under surveillance

   "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"

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1. surveilverb

   To keep someone or something under surveillance.

2. Etymology: More at survey.

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1. surveil

   A verb which means to keep a person or place under surveillance or watch.

   My boss got a few team members surveil the work I had done.

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on January 2, 2019  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of surveil in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of surveil in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of surveil in a Sentence

1. Michael Horowitz:

   FOX NEWS EXCLUSIVE : TEXTS REVEAL FBI CLASHED WITH DOJ OVER BIASED SOURCE IN FISA APPLICATION USED TO SURVEIL TRUMP AIDE Other individuals included in the House GOPs request for information were former FBI Director James Comey, then-Special Agent Peter Strzok, and senior DOJ official Bruce Ohr -- who became a back channel between Christopher Steele and the FBI, after Christopher Steele was fired by the bureau on the eve of the 2016 presidential election over Christopher Steele contacts with the media. The answer from DOJ was, Were working on this -- kicking the can down the road was a constant theme, one source explained. On Thursday, Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, speaking during a panel discussion in Washington, D.C., confirmed that Michael Horowitz office is continuing to probe potential Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act( FISA) abuses. Former FBI director James Comey speaks during the Canada 2020 Conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. ( Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP) We have a FISA-related review that people might have heard about that the deputy attorney general asked us to take a look at, but Im not going to dwell on that.

2. Mishi Choudhary:

   A heavy-handed government that wishes to use technology to surveil its own citizens or control the narrative by curtailing their free speech and expression is not interested in using technology for the good but merely to control, in such scenarios comparisons with the Chinese authoritarian internet are natural.

3. Ristian Atriandi Supriyanto:

   With more rotational presence of US and UK subs in Australia, there is a greater necessity for China to surveil these units and thereby, increase the likelihood of accidents or incidents at sea.

4. Rod Rosenstein:

   If anyone did infiltrate or surveil participants in a presidential campaign for inappropriate purposes, we need to know about it and take appropriate action.

5. Kellyanne Conway:

   What I can say is there are many ways to surveil each other.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=surveil
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Surveil