investigate

Meaning

  1. (transitive) To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
  2. (transitive) To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret.
  3. (intransitive) To conduct an inquiry or examination.

Synonyms

examine
C1
inquire
C2
inspect
C2
explore
C1
research
B1
search
A2

inquire into

study
B1
probe
C1
look into
scrutinize
question
A1
❓
consider
B1
interrogate
C2
check
A1
enquire
21k
survey
C1
seek
B2
🔍
ask
A1
detect
C1
find out
canvass
C2
test
A2
prospect
C2
sift
30k
quiz
C1
review
B2
spy
B2
analyze
C1
scan
B2
go into
query
27k
meditate
C2
rummage
29k
learn
A2
look for
verify
C1
discuss
B1
cross-examine
21k
identify
B2
ascertain
21k

search for

prove
A2
pry
C2
peruse
41k
analyse
21k
observe
B2
ransack
42k
investigation
B1
estimate
C1
Translations

untersuchen
investigare
investigar
erforschen
onderzoeken
enquêter
investigar
rechercher
🔍
indagare

exploreren

nagaan
uitzoeken
examinar
investigar
forschen
Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ɪn.ˈvɛs.tɪ.ɡeɪ̯t]
Etymology

Recorded since circa 1510, a back-formation from investigation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix), from Latin investīgātiō (“a searching into”), from investīgātus, the perfect passive participle of investīgō, equivalent to in- + vestigate. Displaced native Old English undersēċan (literally “to search under or between”).

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