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      spied
      noun
      a secret watcher
      (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
      verb
      secretly collect sensitive or classified information
      catch sight of
      watch, observe, or inquire secretly
      catch sight of
      Roots
      espiierspi- · Old French · to watch, observeede-ed · Old English · past tense
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      The word spied breaks down into 2 roots of Old French and Old English origin: spi, from Old French espiier (“to watch, observe”); and -ed, from Old English ede (“past tense”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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