interrogate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin interrogātus, past participle of interrogāre (“to ask, question”), from inter (“between”) + rogāre (“to ask”); see rogation.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Verb[edit]
interrogate (third-person singular simple present interrogates, present participle interrogating, simple past and past participle interrogated)
- (transitive) 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.
- (transitive, computing) to query; to request information from.
- to interrogate a database
- (transitive, literary) to examine critically.
- 2015. Rita Kiki Edozie, Curtis Stokes. Malcolm X's Michigan Worldview: An Exemplar for Contemporary Black Studies. Michigan State University Press.
- Griffin's approach allows her to reveal Billie Holiday's resilient strength of character and to interrogate the racism she endured, which was as tragic as her personal mistakes.
- 2015. Rita Kiki Edozie, Curtis Stokes. Malcolm X's Michigan Worldview: An Exemplar for Contemporary Black Studies. Michigan State University Press.
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Translations[edit]
to question or quiz
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References[edit]
- interrogate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- interrogate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Italian[edit]
Verb[edit]
interrogate
- second-person plural present indicative of interrogare
- second-person plural imperative of interrogare
- feminine plural of interrogato
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
interrogāte
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