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interrogate
[in-ter-uh-geyt]
verb (used with object)
to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.
Synonyms: queryto examine by questions; question formally.
The police captain interrogated the suspect.
to analyze (an idea or belief), especially by thoroughly and dispassionately questioning its underlying assumptions.
The antiwork movement seeks to interrogate the concept of work as we know it today.
verb (used without object)
to ask questions, especially formally or officially.
the right to interrogate.
interrogate
/ ɪnˈtɛrəˌɡeɪt /
verb
to ask questions (of), esp to question (a witness in court, spy, etc) closely
Other Word Forms
- interrogable adjective
- interrogatingly adverb
- interrogee noun
- reinterrogate verb
- uninterrogable adjective
- uninterrogated adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of interrogate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of interrogate1
Example Sentences
Planning permission for the embassy has previously been challenged amid fears that it could be used to spy on and interrogate dissidents.
“They interrogated him while he was in pain and under the influence of medication. They did not permit him to see his family and removed his access to phone calls.”
Prosecutors allege Amiryan and his crew kidnapped a man who they thought was behind the assassination attempt, torturing and interrogating him inside a Sun Valley home.
Coberg carried a gun and identified himself as active law enforcement while working for Iza, prosecutors said, and he “interrogated” a victim referred to in court records by the initials “L.A.”
In 2010, while at his home in Johannesburg, he was stabbed by intruders, then tied up and interrogated.
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