Interrogate Definition
ĭn-tĕrə-gāt
interrogated, interrogates, interrogating
verb
interrogated, interrogates, interrogating
To ask questions.
Webster's New World
To ask questions of formally or closely, in examining.
To interrogate a witness.
Webster's New World
To transmit a signal for setting off an appropriate response.
American Heritage
To question or quiz, especially in a thorough and/or aggressive manner.
The police interrogated the suspect at some length before they let him go.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- question
- quiz
- query
- investigate
- inquire
- cross-examination
- grill
- examine
- ask
- give the third degree
- cross-examine
Origin of Interrogate
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Middle English enterrogate from Latin interrogāre interrogāt- inter- in the presence of inter– rogāre to ask reg- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin interrogatus, past participle of interrogare (“to ask, question”), from inter (“between”) + rogare (“to ask”); see rogation.
From Wiktionary
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