interrogate
11interrogate — interrogable /in ter euh geuh beuhl/, adj. interrogatingly, adv. interrogee /in ter euh gee /, n. /in ter euh gayt /, v., interrogated, interrogating. v.t. 1. to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the… …
12interrogate — verb Interrogate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑suspect, ↑witness …
13interrogate — [c]/ɪnˈtɛrəgeɪt / (say in teruhgayt) verb (interrogated, interrogating) –verb (t) 1. to ask a question or a series of questions of (a person), especially closely or formally. 2. to examine by questions; question: they were interrogated by the… …
14interrogate — transitive verb ( gated; gating) Etymology: Latin interrogatus, past participle of interrogare, from inter + rogare to ask more at right Date: 15th century 1. to question formally and systematically 2. to give or send out a signal to (as a… …
15interrogate — verb To question or quiz, especially in a thorough or aggressive manner. The police interrogated the suspect at some length before they let him go. See Also: interrogatee, interrogation, interrogative, interrogatively …
16interrogate — Synonyms and related words: answer, approach, ask, be curious, burn with curiosity, catechize, communicate with, contact, correspond, dig around for, dig up, establish connection, examine, gape, gawk, get to, inquire, interview, maintain… …
17interrogate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. cross examine, ask, grill*, give the third degree*; see examine 2 , question 1 . See Synonym Study at ask . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. question, ask, probe, cross examine, quiz, query, grill, pump, *give the third… …
18interrogate — in|ter|ro|gate [ınˈterəgeıt] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of interrogare, from rogare to ask ] to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information, sometimes using threats ▪ The police… …
19interrogate — in|ter|ro|gate [ ın terə,geıt ] verb transitive 1. ) to ask someone, for example a prisoner or criminal, a lot of questions in order to get information, in an angry or threatening way: The suspects were interrogated by the police. 2. ) COMPUTING… …
20interrogate — see PREROGATIVE …
