Investigate Definition
ĭn-vĕstĭ-gāt
investigated, investigates, investigating
verb
investigated, investigates, investigating
To search into so as to learn the facts; inquire into systematically.
Webster's New World
To make an investigation.
Webster's New World
To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret.
To investigate an unsolved murder.
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Origin of Investigate
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Recorded since circa 1510, a back-formation from investigation, from Latin investigatio "a searching into", from investigatus, the past participle of investigare, itself from in- "in(to)" + vestigare "to track, trace" (from vestigium "footprint, track", of unknown origin)
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Latin investīgāre investīgāt- in- in in–2 vestīgāre to track (from vestīgium footprint)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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