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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:
- to 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
/ ɪˈɛəˌɡɪ /
verb
- to ask questions (of), esp to question (a witness in court, spy, etc) closely
Derived Forms
- ˈٱˌپԲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·ٱ··· [in-, ter, -, uh, -g, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- ·ٱ···Բ· adverb
- ·ٱ·· [in-ter-, uh, -, gee], noun
- ··ٱ··ٱ verb reinterrogated reinterrogating
- un··ٱ··· adjective
- ܲ··ٱ··· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of interrogate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of interrogate1
Example Sentences
“Rendition” involves sending a prisoner to another country to be interrogated, imprisoned, and even possibly tortured.
She says the show also asks its viewers to interrogate the concept of culture "sparking dialogue about ' is our culture? Are we a monolith?'"
During the initial investigation, Knox cooperated with local authorities, unaware she was actually being interrogated as a suspect.
"They interrogated me for 15 hours with beatings, insults, and both physical and verbal torture," he adds.
Mr Lee remembers walking through campus one day, when they saw a girl being interrogated by two plain clothes policemen.
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