Interrogate

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Interrogate \In*ter"ro*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Interrogating}.] [L. interrogatus, p. p. of interrogare to
     ask; inter between + rogare to ask. See Rogation.]
     To question formally; to question; to examine by asking
     questions; as, to interrogate a witness.
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           Wilt thou, uncalled, interrogate,
           Talker! the unreplying Fate?             --Emerson.
  
     Syn: To question; ask. See {Question}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Interrogate \In*ter"ro*gate\, v. i.
     To ask questions. --Bacon.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Interrogate \In*ter"ro*gate\, n.
     An interrogation; a question. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  interrogate
       v 1: transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response,
            as in telecommunication
       2: pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned
          by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the
          details of the explosion" [syn: {question}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  42 Moby Thesaurus words for "interrogate":
     answer, approach, ask, be curious, burn with curiosity, catechize,
     communicate with, contact, correspond, dig around for, dig up,
     establish connection, examine, gape, gawk, get to, inquire,
     interview, maintain connection, make advances, make contact with,
     make overtures, make up to, nose around for, nose out, peer, pump,
     query, question, quiz, raise, reach, relate to, reply to,
     respond to, rubber, rubberneck, seek, stare, test, want to know,
     worm out of