Pronunciation: in- ' ter- ə - ˌ g ā t, - ' te-r ə -
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -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 \ - ˌ ter- ə -( ˌ )g ā - ' t ē \ noun
– in · ter · ro · ga · tion \ - ˌ ter- ə - ' g ā -sh ə n \ noun
– in · ter · ro · ga · tion · al \ -shn ə l, -sh ə -n ə l \ adjective