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( ɪnte rəgeɪt )
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense interrogates , present participle interrogating , past tense , past participle interrogated verb If someone, especially a police officer, interrogates someone, they question them thoroughly for a long time in order to get some information from them.
I interrogated everyone even slightly involved. [ VERB noun]
Synonyms: question, ask, examine, investigate More Synonyms of interrogate
interrogator Word forms: plural interrogators countable noun [ oft poss NOUN ] I was well aware of what my interrogators wanted to hear.
interrogate in British English ( ɪnˈtɛrəˌɡeɪt )
verb to ask questions (of), esp to question (a witness in court, spy, etc) closely
Derived forms
interrogatingly ( inˈterroˌgatingly) adverb
Word origin
C15: from Latin
interrogāre to question, examine, from
rogāre to ask
interrogate in American English ( ɪnˈtɛrəˌgeɪt )
verb transitive Word forms: inˈterroˌgated or inˈterroˌgating 1. to ask questions of formally in examining
to interrogate a witness
SIMILAR WORDS: ask
Word origin
< L
interrogatus , pp. of
interrogare , to ask <
inter- , between +
rogare , to ask: see rogation
Synonyms of 'interrogate' question, ask, examine, investigate
More Synonyms of interrogate
In other languages interrogate
British English :
interrogate /
ɪnˈtɛrəˌɡeɪt /
VERB If someone, especially a police officer, interrogates someone, they question him or her for a long time, in order to get information.
The police interrogated him for 90 minutes.
American English : interrogate Arabic : يَسْتَجْوِبُ Brazilian Portuguese : interrogar Chinese : 盘问 Croatian : ispitivati Czech : vyslýchat Danish : forhøre Dutch : ondervragen European Spanish : interrogar Finnish : kuulustella French : interroger German : verhören Greek : ανακρίνω Italian : interrogare Japanese : 質問する Korean : 심문하다 Norwegian : forhøre Polish : przesłuchać European Portuguese : interrogar Romanian : a interoga Russian : допрашивать Latin American Spanish : interrogar Swedish : fråga ut Thai : สอบปากคำ Turkish : sorgulamak Ukrainian : допитувати Vietnamese : chất vấn Chinese translation of 'interrogate' interrogate (ɪnˈtɛrəuɡeɪt)
vt [witness, prisoner, suspect] 审(審)问(問) (shěnwèn)
Definition
to question (someone) closely
I interrogated everyone who was even slightly involved.
Synonyms
investigate
grill (informal)
cross-question
put the screws on (informal)
catechize
give (someone) the third degree (informal)
Additional synonyms Definition
to say or write (something) in a form that requires an answer
`How is Frank?' he asked.
Synonyms
inquire ,
question ,
quiz ,
query ,
interrogate Definition
to question (someone) thoroughly
Synonyms
question ,
examine ,
drill ,
grill (informal) ,
interrogate ,
cross-examine Definition
to question closely or relentlessly
The accused's lawyers will get a chance to cross-examine him.
Synonyms
question ,
grill (informal) ,
quiz ,
interrogate ,
catechize ,
pump