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English
Etymology
< Latin interrogatus, past participle of interrogare (“to ask, question”) < inter (“between”) + rogare (“to ask”); see rogation.
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Verb
to interrogate (third-person singular simple present interrogates, present participle interrogating, simple past and past participle interrogated)
- (transitive) To question or quiz, especially in a thorough or aggressive manner.
- The police interrogated the suspect at some length before they let him go.
Related terms
References
- interrogate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- interrogate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Italian
Verb
interrogate
- Second-person plural present tense of interrogare
- Second-person plural imperative of interrogare#Italian
- Feminine plural of interrogato
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