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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
Documents reviewed by the Journal tell the stories of many ordinary Syrians who were swept up in the crackdown, interrogated, and who later died in prison and ended up in mass burial sites.
I would probably interrogate them to see if they were one of the abosom, one of the Nsamanfo, or some monster in disguise.
The first landed without incident, but when Abu Samra’s plane arrived, they were held on the plane and interrogated by South African officials for hours.
He interrogated the teenager, asking where he and his family were from and demanded identification, Kirakosian said.
So far, it has interrogated 73 witnesses, including people injured in the blast.
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