interrogate

Etymology

From Latin interrogatus, past participle of interrogare (“to ask, question”), from inter (“between”) + rogare (“to ask”); see rogation.

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Verb

interrogate (third-person singular simple present interrogates, present participle interrogating, simple past and past participle interrogated)

1. (transitive) To question or quiz, especially in a thorough and/or aggressive manner.

   The police interrogated the suspect at some length before they let him go.

2. (transitive, computing) To query; to request information from.

   to interrogate a database

References

• interrogate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• interrogate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Verb

interrogate

1. second-person plural present indicative of interrogare
2. second-person plural imperative of interrogare
3. feminine plural of interrogato

Anagrams

• integratore
• reintegrato

Verb

interrogāte

1. first-person plural present active imperative of interrogō