INTERPELLATE


Meaning of INTERPELLATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌin-tər-ˈpe-ˌlāt, in-ˈtər-pə-ˌlāt ]

transitive verb

( -lat·ed ; -lat·ing )

Etymology: Latin interpellatus, past participle of interpellare to interrupt, from inter- + -pellare (from pellere to drive) — more at felt

Date: 1874

: to question (as a foreign minister) formally concerning an official action or policy or personal conduct

• in·ter·pel·la·tion ˌin-tər-pə-ˈlā-shən noun

• in·ter·pel·la·tor ˌin-tər-ˈpe-ˌlā-tər, in-ˈtər-pə-ˌlā- noun

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