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[ in-ter -uh -geyt ] SHOW IPA
/ ɪnˈtɛr əˌgeɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), in·ter·ro·gat·ed, in·ter·ro·gat·ing. to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.
to examine by questions; question formally: The police captain interrogated the suspect.
verb (used without object), in·ter·ro·gat·ed, in·ter·ro·gat·ing. to ask questions, especially formally or officially: the right to interrogate.
Origin of interrogate First recorded in 1475–85; from Latin interrogātus, past participle of interrogāre “to question, examine,” equivalent to inter- “between, among, together” + rogā(re) “to ask” + -tus past participle suffix; see inter-
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OTHER WORDS FROM interrogate in·ter·ro·ga·ble [in-ter -uh -guh -buh l], /ɪnˈtɛr ə gə bəl/, adjective in·ter·ro·gat·ing·ly, adverb in·ter·ro·gee [in-ter-uh -gee ], /ɪnˌtɛr əˈgi/, noun re·in·ter·ro·gate, verb, re·in·ter·ro·gat·ed, re·in·ter·ro·gat·ing. un·in·ter·ro·ga·ble, adjective un·in·ter·ro·gat·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for interrogate verb to ask questions (of), esp to question (a witness in court, spy, etc) closely
Derived forms of interrogate interrogatingly , adverb Word Origin for interrogate C15: from Latin interrogāre to question, examine, from rogāre to ask
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