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surveil

verb

  1. to examine, inspect carefully
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /sɚˈveɪl/ / /səˈveɪl/

verb

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

  1. To keep someone or something under surveillance.

    “The plaintiff also stresses that the store as a whole, and the customer exits especially, were closely surveilled.”