interrogate
interrogate Lexical Profile
interrogate Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To ask questions of someone closely, aggressively, or formally, especially in an official investigation.
"The detectives had to interrogate the key witness for several hours to verify his alibi."
To critically examine, analyze, or challenge (a text, concept, or set of assumptions).
"In her latest book, the historian seeks to interrogate traditional narratives about the Industrial Revolution."
To transmit a signal to a computer, database, or electronic transponder in order to obtain data or trigger a response.
"The ground radar system automatically interrogates passing aircraft transponders to confirm their altitude and identity."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 15th century from Latin interrogatus, the past participle of interrogare ('to ask, question, or examine'), formed from inter- ('between') and rogare ('to ask, call upon').