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Etymology

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Learned borrowing fromLatininterrogātus, theperfectpassiveparticiple ofLatininterrogō(to inquire, interrogate), see-ate(verb-forming suffix).

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interrogate (third-person singular simple presentinterrogates,present participleinterrogating,simple past and past participleinterrogated)

  1. (transitive) toquestion orquiz, especially in athorough and/oraggressive manner
    The policeinterrogated the suspect at some length before they let him go.
  2. (transitive, computing) toquery; to request information from.
    tointerrogate a database
  3. (transitive, literary) to examine critically.
    • 2015, Rita Kiki Edozie, Curtis Stokes,Malcolm X's Michigan Worldview: An Exemplar for Contemporary Black Studies, Michigan State University Press:
      Griffin's approach allows her to reveal Billie Holiday's resilient strength of character and tointerrogate the racism she endured, which was as tragic as her personal mistakes.
    • 2019 February 1, J. C. Garden, “Interrogating innocence: “Childhood” as exclusionary social practice”, inChildhood[1], volume26, number 1, page54:
      Within the contemporary US context, the construct of childhood innocence is a powerful social myth that structures children’s social relations and culture and informs their rights and status in society. In this article, Iinterrogate the construct of childhood innocence to examine how it operates as an exclusionary form of social practice.

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Translations

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to question or quiz

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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interrogate

  1. inflection ofinterrogare:
    1. second-personpluralpresentindicative
    2. second-personpluralimperative

Etymology 2

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Participle

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interrogate pl

  1. feminineplural ofinterrogato

Anagrams

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Latin

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Verb

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interrogāte

  1. second-personpluralpresentactiveimperative ofinterrogō

Spanish

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Verb

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interrogate

  1. second-personsingular voseoimperative ofinterrogar combined withte
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