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interrogate
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in·ter·ro·gate  (n-tr-gt)
tr.v. in·ter·ro·gat·ed, in·ter·ro·gat·ing, in·ter·ro·gates
1. To examine by questioning formally or officially. See Synonyms at ask.
2. Computer Science To transmit a signal for setting off an appropriate response.

[Middle English enterrogate, from Latin interrogre, interrogt- : inter-, in the presence of; see inter- + rogre, to ask; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

in·terro·gation n.
in·terro·gation·al adj.
in·terro·gator n.

interrogate
Verb
[-gating, -gated] to question (someone) closely [Latin interrogare]
interrogation n
interrogator n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.interrogate - transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication
broadcast medium, broadcasting - a medium that disseminates via telecommunications
broadcast, air, transmit, beam, send - broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song"
2.interrogate - pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion"
ask - address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"

interrogate
verb question, ask, examine, investigate, pump, grill (informal) quiz, cross-examine, cross-question, put the screws on (informal) catechize, give (someone) the third degree (informal)
Translations

interrogate [ɪnˈtɛrəugeɪt] vtinterrogar
interrogate [ɪnˈtɛrəugeɪt] vtinterroger [+ suspect etc]; soumettre à un interrogatoire
interrogate [ɪnˈtɛrəugeɪt] vtverhören;
(witness) → vernehmen
interrogate [ɪnˈtɛrəugeɪt] vtinterrogare

interrogate
v interrogate [inˈterəgeit]
to question (a person) thoroughly The police spent five hours interrogating the prisoner.ondervraيَسْتَجْوِب، يُحَقِّق معразпитвамvyslýchatafhørebefragenανακρίνωinterrogarüle kuulamaبازجویی کردنkuulustellainterrogerלַחקוֹרप्रश्न करनाpitati, ispitivatikikérdez, kihallgatmenanyai dengan gencar, menginterogasiyfirheyrainterrogare尋問する심문하다tardytiizjautāt; iztaujāt; pratinātmenyoal siasatondervragenavhøre, spørre ut, forhøreprzesłuchiwaćinterrogara interogaдопрашиватьvypočúvaťzasliševatisaslušatiförhöra, fråga utซักถามsorguya çekmek審問допитувати; розпитуватиسوال جواب کرناthẩm vấn
n inˌterroˈgation
ondervragingإسْتِفهام، إسْتِجْواب، تَحْقيق معразпитvýslechafhøringdie Befragungανάκρισηinterrogatorioülekuulamineبازجوییkuulusteluinterrogation, interrogatoireחֲקִירָהपूछताछispitivanjekikérdezés, kihallgatásinterogasiyfirheyrslainterrogazione; interrogatorio尋問심문tardymasizjautāšana; iztaujāšana; pratināšanasoal siasatverhooravhør, forhørprzesłuchanieinterrogatóriointerogaţie; intero­ga­toriuдопросvýsluchzasliševanjesaslušanjeförhör, utfrågningการซักถามsorguya çekme, sorgulama審問запитання; допитجرح، استفسارsự thẩm vấn
n inˈterrogator
ondervraerمُسْتَجْوِب، مُحَقِّق، مُسْتَنْطِقразпитвачvyšetřovatel, -kaforhørslederder/die Fragesteller(in)ανακριτήςinterrogadorülekuulajaبازرسkuulustelijainterrogateur/-triceחוֹקֵרप्रश्नकर्ताispitivačkikérdező, kihallgató; vizsgáztatópemeriksaspyrjandi (við yfirheyrslu)interrogatore尋問者심문자tardytojasjautātājs; pratinātājspenyoal-siasatondervragerforhørsleder, utspørrerpytający, śledczyinterrogadorpersoană care intero­gheazăдопрашивающийvyšetrovateľ, -kaizpraševaleconaj koji saslušavaförhörsledare, utfrågareผู้ซักถามsorguya çeken kimse審問者слідчийجرح کرنے والاngười thẩm vấn
adj / n interrogative [intəˈrogətiv]
(a word) that asks a question `Who ?' is an interrogative (pronoun).voornaamwoordإسْتِفْهاميвъпросителенtázací (zájmeno)spørgende; spørgende stedordFrage-;das Fragefürwortερωτηματικός (γραμμ.)interrogativoküsi-پرسشیinterrogatiivi-interrogatifשוֹאֵלप्रश्नात्मकispitivačkikérdőszóinterogatifspurnar-interrogativo疑問の의문의; 의문사klausiamasis (žodis)jautājuma-; jautājošs; jautājamais []vārdskata tanyavragend; vragende vormspørrende, spørre-pytajnyinterrogativointerogativвопросительныйopytovacie zámenovprašalen; vprašalnicaupitnifrågande, fråge-, interrogativ; frågeordที่เกี่ยวกับการซักถามsoru (hâlinde)疑問詞(的)питальнийسوالیہ ، استفہامیnghi vấn

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