interrogate
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin interrogatus, past participle of interrogare (“to ask, question”), from inter (“between”) + rogare (“to ask”); see rogation.
Pronunciation
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Verb
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- (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
Related terms
Translations
to question or quiz
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References
- “interrogate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “interrogate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Italian
Verb
interrogate
- second-person plural present indicative of interrogare
- second-person plural imperative of interrogare
- feminine plural of interrogato
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) interrogāte
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