interrogate
verb (used with object)
to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.
interrogated
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past participleof interrogate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof interrogate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
interrogateverb (used with object)to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.
Example Sentences
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Police interrogated him, raided his home and office before accusing him of plotting against the constitutional order.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
The officers interrogated her, and many others, for several hours.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
"I wanted to make something that interrogated that."
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Each day, he is interrogated for around four to six hours, sometimes longer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
It did not seem that people knew about Ron yet; Harry was very relieved: He had been interrogated enough that day.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
