cross-question

[kraws-kwes-chuhn, kros-]

verb (used with object)

1. to cross-examine.

noun

1. a question asked by way of cross-examination.

cross-question

verb

1. to cross-examine

noun

1. a question asked in cross-examination

Other Word Forms

• cross-questioning noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cross-question¹

First recorded in 1685–95

Example Sentences

During the passage, Captain Robinson took occasion to examine and cross-question the man, whose name was Christian Cruise, and compare his verbal with his written testimony.

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"You know what the police are—how they question and cross-question people."

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Also, for reasons best known to himself, he did not cross-question the liftman about those singular marks, or report the matter to the police.

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The typical Athenian, Euripides, was so much deeper-dyed in skepticism than any one since that day, that really no one has ever lived who could cross-question him—let alone expound the meanings of his plays.

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For the sake of the lesson, Hogg should have been there to learn to cross-question.

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Related Words

• examine 
• grill 
• investigate 
• query 
• quiz