interrogate (ɪnˈtɛrəˌɡeɪt
)
Definitions
verb
- to ask questions (of), esp to question (a witness in court, spy, etc) closely
Alternative Forms
inˈterroˌgatingly adverbWord Origin
C15: from Latin interrogāre to question, examine, from rogāre to askSynonyms
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question,
ask,
examine,
investigate,
pump,
grill,
quiz,
cross-examine,
cross-question,
put the screws on
catechize,
give (someone) the third degree
Translations
- British English:
interrogate
If someone, especially a police officer, interrogates someone, they question him or her for a long time, in order to get information from you.The police interrogated him for 90 minutes.ɪnˈtɛrəˌɡeɪt VERB The police interrogated him for 90 minutes.
- Spanish:
interrogar
v
- French:
interroger
vt
- German:
verhören
v
- Chinese: 盘问 v
- Arabic: يَسْتَجْوِبُ vt
- Portuguese: interrogar v
- Russian: допрашивать v
- Croatian: ispitivati v
- Czech: vyslýchat v
- Danish: forhøre v
- Dutch: ondervragen v
- Finnish: kuulustella v
- Greek: ανακρίνω v
- Italian: interrogare v
- Japanese: 質問する v
- Korean: 심문하다 v
- Norwegian: forhøre v
- Polish: przesłuchać v przesłuchiwać
- Brazilian Portuguese: interrogar v
- European Spanish:
interrogar
v
- Swedish: fråga ut v
- Thai: สอบปากคำ v
- Turkish: sorgulamak v
- Vietnamese: chất vấn v
Usage examples
I have had much to do with terrorists and I must interrogate , perhaps identify them.
, Murky Shallows (1987)The cbi started investigations in 1991, so why didn't the cbi or the doe interrogate him then?
India Today (1996)Regulators and investors can use their own desktop software or specialised tools to easily interrogate or compare that data.
New Zealand Herald (2003)The Italian security guards were kidnapped in the same area and Abu Yussuf was asked to help interrogate them.
Times, Sunday Times (2004)He was later told that the Frenchman had been helping interrogate prisoners for the North Vietnamese.
, THE HUNTING OF MAN (2004)