Investigating

3 definitions found

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

  Investigate \In*ves"ti*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Investigated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Investigating}.] [L.
     investigatus, p. p. of investigare to investigate; pref. in-
     in + vestigare to track, trace. See {Vestige}.]
     To follow up step by step by patient inquiry or observation;
     to trace or track mentally; to search into; to inquire and


     examine into with care and accuracy; to find out by careful
     inquisition; as, to investigate the causes of natural
     phenomena.
     [1913 Webster]

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

  investigating \investigating\ n.
     the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and
     systematically.
  
     Syn: investigation.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  investigating
       n : the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and
           systematically [syn: {investigation}]