INTERROGATE


Meaning of INTERROGATE in English

— interrogable /in ter"euh geuh beuhl/ , adj. — interrogatingly , adv. — interrogee /in ter'euh gee"/ , n.

/in ter"euh gayt'/ , v. , interrogated, interrogating .

v.t.

1. to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.

2. to examine by questions; question formally: The police captain interrogated the suspect.

v.i.

3. to ask questions, esp. formally or officially: the right to interrogate.

[ 1475-85; interrogatus ptp. of interrogare to question, examine, equiv. to inter- INTER- + roga ( re ) to ask + -tus ptp. suffix ]

Syn. 1. query.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .