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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 [ɪnˈtɛrəˌgeɪt]
vb
to ask questions (of), esp to question (a witness in court, spy, etc.) closely
[from Latin interrogāre to question, examine, from rogāre to ask]
interrogatingly  adv
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) I interrogated everyone who was even slightly involved.
Translations
interrogate [ɪnˈterəgeɪt] VT [+ person] → interrogar, someter a un interrogatorio (Comput) → interrogar

interrogate [ɪnˈtɛrəgeɪt] vt
[police] [+ suspect, prisoner, terrorist] → interroger
Before the trial he was interrogated and tortured many times by the police → Avant le procès, il fut interrogé et torturé par la police à de nombreuses reprises.
(= question) → interroger
I interrogated everyone involved → J'ai interrogé toutes les personnes impliquées.

interrogate
vtverhören; (father, headmaster etc) → regelrecht verhören

interrogate [ɪnˈtɛrəˌgeɪt] vtinterrogare

interrogate
v interrogate [inˈterəgeit]
to question (a person) thoroughly The police spent five hours interrogating the prisoner. ondervra يَسْتَجْوِب، يُحَقِّق مع разпитвам vyslýchat afhøre befragen ανακρίνω interrogar üle kuulama بازجویی کردن kuulustella interroger לַחקוֹר प्रश्न करना pitati, ispitivati kikérdez, kihallgat menanyai dengan gencar, menginterogasi yfirheyra interrogare 尋問する ...을 심문하다 tardyti izjautāt; iztaujāt; pratināt menyoal siasat ondervragen avhøre, spørre ut, forhøre przesłuchiwać interrogar a interoga допрашивать vypočúvať zasliševati saslušati förhöra, fråga ut ซักถาม sorguya çekmek 審問 допитувати; розпитувати سوال جواب کرنا thẩm vấn
n inˌterroˈgation
ondervraging إسْتِفهام، إسْتِجْواب، تَحْقيق مع разпит výslech afhøring die Befragung ανάκριση interrogatorio ülekuulamine بازجویی kuulustelu interrogation, interrogatoire חֲקִירָה पूछताछ ispitivanje kikérdezés, kihallgatás interogasi yfirheyrsla interrogazione; interrogatorio 尋問 심문 tardymas izjautāšana; iztaujāšana; pratināšana soal siasat verhoor avhør, forhør przesłuchanie interrogatório interogaţie; intero­ga­toriu допрос výsluch zasliševanje saslušanje förhör, utfrågning การซักถาม sorguya çekme, sorgulama 審問 запитання; допит جرح، استفسار sự thẩm vấn
n inˈterrogator
ondervraer مُسْتَجْوِب، مُحَقِّق، مُسْتَنْطِق разпитвач vyšetřovatel, -ka forhørsleder der/die Fragesteller(in) ανακριτής interrogador ülekuulaja بازرس kuulustelija interrogateur/-trice חוֹקֵר प्रश्नकर्ता ispitivač kikérdező, kihallgató; vizsgáztató pemeriksa spyrjandi (við yfirheyrslu) interrogatore 尋問者 심문자 tardytojas jautātājs; pratinātājs penyoal-siasat ondervrager forhørsleder, utspørrer pytający, śledczy interrogador persoană care intero­ghează допрашивающий vyšetrovateľ, -ka izpraševalec onaj koji saslušava förhörsledare, utfrågare ผู้ซักถาม sorguya çeken kimse 審問者 слідчий جرح کرنے والا người thẩm vấn
adj / n interrogative [intəˈrogətiv]
(a word) that asks a question Who ?' is an interrogative (pronoun). voornaamwoord إسْتِفْهامي въпросителен tázací (zájmeno) spørgende; spørgende stedord Frage-;das Fragefürwort ερωτηματικός (γραμμ.) interrogativo küsi- پرسشی interrogatiivi- interrogatif שוֹאֵל प्रश्नात्मक ispitivački kérdőszó interogatif spurnar- interrogativo 疑問の 의문의; 의문사 klausiamasis (žodis) jautājuma-; jautājošs; jautājamais []vārds kata tanya vragend; vragende vorm spørrende, spørre- pytajny interrogativo interogativ вопросительный opytovacie zámeno vprašalen; vprašalnica upitni frågande, fråge-, interrogativ; frågeord ที่เกี่ยวกับการซักถาม soru (hâlinde) 疑問詞(的) питальний سوالیہ ، استفہامی nghi vấn

interrogate يَستجوب vyslýchat forhøre verhören ανακρίνω interrogar kuulustella interroger ispitivati interrogare 質問する 심문하다 ondervragen forhøre przesłuchać interrogar допрашивать fråga ut สอบปากคำ sorgulamak chất vấn 盘问


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A detainee could be forced to stand, almost naked, handcuffed, going days without sleep, and if that failed to break his will, there were other methods for interrogators at secret prisons to try.
A detainee could be forced to stand, almost naked, handcuffed, going days without sleep, and if that failed to break his will, there were other methods for interrogators at secret prisons to try.
INTERROGATORS threatened to kill the children of a September 11 suspect, a newly-declassified CIA report said yesterday.
 
 
 
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