interrogate
- (transitive) to question or quiz, especially in a thorough and/or aggressive manner
- (transitive) to query; to request information from.
- (literary, transitive) to examine critically.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈtɛɹ.ə.ɡeɪt/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin interrogātus, the perfect passive participle of Latin interrogō (“to inquire, interrogate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
question closely
inquire into
interpellate
put a question
ask questions
look at carefully
probe into
be inquisitive
hold an in query
ask many questions
challenging signal
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