indagate

[ in-duh-geyt ]

verb (used with object)

, Archaic.

, in·da·gat·ed, in·da·gat·ing.

1. to investigate; research.

Other Words From

• inda·gation noun
• inda·gative adjective
• inda·gator noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of indagate¹

1615–25; < Latin indāgātus, past participle of indāgāre to track down, verbal derivative of indāgō ring of beaters, nets, etc., for trapping game, equivalent to ind-, by-form of in- in- ² ( endo- ) + -āgō, derivative of agere to drive ( ambages )