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interrogate

in·ter·ro·gate

UK/ɪnˈtɛɹəɡeɪt/ US/ɪnˈtɛɹəɡeɪt/ fairly common literary

verb

1.
2.

pose a series of questions to

  • “The suspect was questioned by the police”
  • “We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion”
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Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin interrogātus, the perfect passive participle of Latin interrogō (“to inquire, interrogate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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