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verb (used with object)
1.
to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.
2.
to examine by questions; question formally: The police captain interrogated the suspect.
verb (used without object)
3.
to ask questions, especially formally or officially: the right to interrogate.
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Interrogate
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is intromit. Does it mean:
| to send, put, or let in |
| short interval between the acts of a play or parts of a public performance |
Origin:
1475–85; < Latin interrogātus past participle of interrogāre to question, examine, equivalent to inter- inter- + rogā(re) to ask + -tus past participle suffix
1475–85; < Latin interrogātus past participle of interrogāre to question, examine, equivalent to inter- inter- + rogā(re) to ask + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
in·ter·ro·gat·ing·ly, adverb
re·in·ter·ro·gate, verb, re·in·ter·ro·gat·ed, re·in·ter·ro·gat·ing.
un·in·ter·ro·ga·ble, adjective
EXPANDun·in·ter·ro·gat·ed, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. query.
1. query.
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Example Sentences
- At one time he ordered the defense to interrogate veniremen in groups.
- The police used information from the computers to track down and interrogate some of the group's supporters.
- He began to alternately yell at and interrogate the driver.
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