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- Dictionaryinterrogate/ɪnˈtɛrəɡeɪt/
verb
- 1. ask questions of (someone) closely, aggressively, or formally: "he was interrogated by MI6"
- 2. obtain data from (a computer file, database, storage device, or terminal): "an interactive system enables users to interrogate the database"
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to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information, sometimes using threats or violence: Thousands of dissidents have been interrogated or imprisoned in recent weeks. More examples. Fewer examples. The man was held and interrogated for five hours.
The meaning of INTERROGATE is to question formally and systematically. How to use interrogate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Interrogate.
to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret. Synonyms: query. to examine by questions; question formally: The police captain interrogated the suspect.
To interrogate is to ask someone a bunch of questions. Usually, it’s the police, FBI, or other law-enforcement officials who interrogate suspects, but your father-in-law may interrogate you about your career plans.
To interrogate an idea, a text, or a problem is to consider it carefully in order to understand it. [ formal ] His life project has been to interrogate the notion of family.
Definition of interrogate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
interrogation the process of asking someone a lot of questions, especially in an aggressive way, in order to get information; an occasion on which this is done: He confessed after four days of interrogation.
1. To examine by questioning formally or officially. See Synonyms at ask. 2. Computers To transmit a signal for setting off an appropriate response. [Middle English enterrogate, from Latin interrogāre, interrogāt- : inter-, in the presence of; see inter- + rogāre, to ask; see reg- in Indo-European roots .] in·ter′ro·ga′tion n.
To question or quiz, especially in a thorough and/or aggressive manner. The police interrogated the suspect at some length before they let him go. Wiktionary. Synonyms: question. quiz. query. investigate. inquire. cross-examination. grill. examine. ask. give the third degree. cross-examine. Antonyms: reply.
to ask someone a lot of questions, often with great force: Police have arrested and interrogated the two suspects. interrogation. noun [ C, U ] uk / ɪnˌterəˈɡeɪʃ ə n / us. twelve hours of brutal interrogation. interrogator. noun [ C ] (Definition of interrogate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
