Pronunciation: ' in-d ə - ˌ g ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -gat · ed ; -gat · ing
Etymology: Latin indagatus, past participle of indagare, from indago ring of hunters encircling game, act of searching, from Old Latin indu in + Latin agere to drive ― more at END- , AGENT
Date: circa 1623
: to search into : INVESTIGATE
– in · da · ga · tion \ ˌ in-d ə - ' g ā -sh ə n \ noun
– in · da · ga · tor \ ' in-d ə - ˌ g ā -t ə r \ noun