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▪ I. † inˈterrogate, n. Obs. rare
Also -rogat.
[ad. L. interrogāt-um, neut. of the pa. pple. of interrogāre (see next), used as n. Perh. immed. a. F. interrogat (16th c. in Hatz.-Darm.).]
A question; an interrogation.
1633J. Done Hist. Septuagint 169 The interrogats also of the King; and the Answers which were giuen him. 1649Bp. Hall Cases Consc. iii. x. (1654) 270 Referring the ventura (things to come) to the following interrogate.
▪ II. † inˈterrogate, ppl. a. Obs. rare.
[ad. L. interrogāt-us, pa. pple. of interrogāre: see next.]
Interrogated, asked about; that is in question.
1625Impeachm. Dk. Buckhm. (Camden) 38 Hee hath bin Skipper of the interrogate shipp..three yeares.
▪ III. interrogate, v.|ɪnˈtɛrəgeɪt|
Also 5 enter-. Pa. tense and pple. -ated (8 Sc. interrogate).
[f. L. interrogāt-, ppl. stem of interrogāre, f. inter between, at intervals + rogāre to ask.]
1. a. trans. To ask questions of, to question (a person), esp. closely or in a formal manner; to examine by questions.
1483Caxton Cato D iv, They wold yet haue enterrogated hym but to them he sayd, speke no more to me for I..haue moche thynges to doo. 1626J. Pory in Ellis Orig. Lett. Ser. i. III. 241 Those..knaves would by way of confession interrogate her Majestie. 1753in Stewart's Trial App. 17 And being also further interrogate for the pannel, depones, That [etc.]. 1768Sterne Sent. Journ. (1778) II. 20 (Hotel at Paris) Eugenius..had drawn me aside to interrogate me. 1855Macaulay Hist. Eng. xx. IV. 469 The Turkey merchants themselves were called in and interrogated. 1875Jowett Plato (ed. 2) IV. 236 [He] begs him to interrogate Theaetetus.
fig.1701Norris Ideal World i. v. 324 We often interrogate her [Truth] without knowing what it is which we demand of her. 1794Sullivan View Nat. II. xliv. 245 Many..had not an opportunity to interrogate nature. 1875Helps Ess., Organ. Daily Life 182 Carefully interrogating my memory, I recollected that [etc.].
b. With dep. clause expressing the question.
a1684Knatchbull Annot. Texts N. Test. (1693) 312 The ‘Catechumeni’..were interrogated by the Priest, whether they did believe in the Resurrection of the dead. 1721Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 585 They had conversed with the brethren, whom they interrogate, what they meant by the many other things they had to except against. 1785J. Adams Diary 31 Jan., Wks. 1851 III. 389 He interrogated me, whether I had any correspondents in Holland.
†2. To ask about (something). Obs. rare.
1600–9Rowlands Knave of Clubs 37 As on the way I Itinerated, A Rurall person I Obuiated, Interogating times Transitation. 1698Fryer Acc. E. India & P. 132 Interrogating the State of Europe, the Government, Policy, and Learning.
3. absol. or intr. To ask questions, to make inquiries; spec. in Law (see interrogatory B. 1).
1622Bacon Hen. VII 244 By his Instructions..touching the Queene of Naples, it seemeth hee could Interrogate well touching Beautie. 1843A. Bethune Sc. Fireside Stor. 39 It became not her to interrogate. 1883Law Times 20 Oct. 407/2 The leave of the court to interrogate must be obtained.
b. With question quoted. (Cf. 1 b.)
a1660Hammond (J.), His proof will be retorted by interrogating, Shall the adulterer and the drunkard inherit the kingdom of God? 1824L. Murray Eng. Gram. (ed. 5) I. 420 We may answer, by interrogating on our part; Do not those same poor peasants use the Lever and the Wedge? 1824S. E. Ferrier Inher. xxxvi, ‘What am I to understand..Miss St. C.?’ interrogated he.
4. trans.
a. To cause (a transponder, or a vehicle or craft fitted with one) to transmit a signal, usually coded to give information about the device or its surroundings, by transmitting a triggering signal to it.
1945R. Watson-Watt in Nature 15 Sept. 319/2 The ‘H’ and ‘Oboe’ systems, in which the primary radio pulses ‘interrogating’ the mobile craft automatically release from it a series of reinforced, coded, and conveniently frequency-displaced reply pulses. 1951Engineering 3 Aug. 151/3 The aircraft would carry a transponder which, when interrogated would give the aircraft's identity and possibly other information such as height. 1953Electronic Engin. XXV. 416/1 As the balloon ascends into the upper air, its airborne transponder is interrogated from the ground station by radar pulses. 1960Electronics Weekly 23 Nov. 20/1 It..allows the control stations to interrogate each repeater for checking its operational condition. 1961Observer 19 Feb. 11/1 The Russians have said they will ‘interrogate’ the rocket every five days. 1970Sci. Jrnl. Apr. 52/1 Orbiting satellites interrogate the moving platforms..as they pass over them, using a coded VHF signal, and receive back the data measured by sensors carried by the platforms.
b. To cause (a computer memory or memory element) to give a signal that corresponds to or reveals information contained in it.
1964T. W. McRae Impact of Computers on Accounting i. 7 A system whereby one can interrogate any record (or group of records) directly without having to process all of the previous records is called a random access storage system. 1971Nature 19 Mar. 156/2 It is now possible, in principle, for the user to interrogate the computer store directly. 1971Publishers' Weekly 9 Aug. 25/3 The customer's file will be interrogated to determine his credit status. 1972Nature 31 Mar. 206/1 The memories are interrogated (read) by much lower voltage signals.
Hence inˈterrogated ppl. a. (also absol.), questioned; obtained by interrogation; inˈterrogatedness, the quality of evidence obtained by interrogation; inˌterrogaˈtee, one who is interrogated; inˈterroˌgatingly adv., in a questioning manner.
1802–12Bentham Ration. Jud. Evid. ii. iv. §6 Abstract terms..of which some are already in use, others have been constructed for the purpose..4. Suggestedness..5. Unsuggestedness..6. Interrogatedness: if a conjugate of so harsh a form may, for the purpose of the moment, be endured. 1816― Extract fr. Prop. Const. Code (1830) 34 For falsity committed in this Judicatory the interrogatee is responsible. 1860Ellicott Life Our Lord vii. 312 The interrogated now assuming the character of the interrogator. 1886M. Linskill Haven under Hill II. xvi. 210 ‘Well?’ said Mrs. Stanmere interrogatingly. 1964D. F. Galouye Counterfeit World i. 11 ‘I won't answer any questions,’ Siskin said... The pollster frowned. ‘You must. You are an officially registered interrogatee.’ |