INTERROGATE


Meaning of INTERROGATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈter-ə-ˌgāt, -ˈte-rə- ]

transitive verb

( -gat·ed ; -gat·ing )

Etymology: Latin interrogatus, past participle of interrogare, from inter- + rogare to ask — more at right

Date: 15th century

1. : to question formally and systematically

2. : to give or send out a signal to (as a transponder) for triggering an appropriate response

Synonyms: see ask

• in·ter·ro·ga·tee -ˌter-ə-(ˌ)gā-ˈtē noun

• in·ter·ro·ga·tion -ˌter-ə-ˈgā-shən noun

• in·ter·ro·ga·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

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