Dictionary

interrogate en · VERB

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈtɛɾəɡeːt/ (Wales) without the pane–pain merger
(California) audio
/ɪnˈtɛɹəɡeɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
/ɪnˈtɛɹəɡeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ɪnˈteɹəɡæɪt/ (Australia)
/ɪnˈtɛɾəɡet/ (Scotland)
/ənˈteɹəɡæɪt/ (New-Zealand)

Etymology

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

Meanings

(transitive) To question or quiz, especially in a thorough or aggressive manner.
- The police interrogated the suspect at some length before they let him go.
(transitive) To query (something); to request information from (something).
- to interrogate a database
(literary, transitive) To examine (something) critically.
- Griffin's approach allows her to reveal Billie Holiday's resilient strength of character and to interrogate the racism she endured, which was as tragic as her personal mistakes. 2015, Rita Kiki Edozie, Curtis Stokes, Malcolm X's Michigan Worldview: An Exemplar for Contemporary Black Studies, Michigan State University Press:
- 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, I interrogate the construct of childhood innocence to examine how it operates as an exclusionary form of social practice. 2019 February 1, J. C. Garden, “Interrogating innocence: “Childhood” as exclusionary social practice”, in Childhood, volume 26, number 1, page 54:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
interrogates	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
interrogating	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
interrogated	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
interrogated	Tense=Past	lexicographic

Deriveds

interrogee · interrogatability · uninterrogated · interrogatable · cross-interrogate · interrogatingly · reinterrogate

interrogable · interrogation · interrogatory · interrogatively · interrogator · interrogatee · interrogative

Translations (107)

tg бозпурсӣ кардан (to question or quiz) · mi uiui (to question or quiz) · th สอบถาม (to question or quiz) · mk сослушува (to question or quiz) · hu kifaggat (to question or quiz) · ru спра́шивать (to question or quiz) · la sciscitor (to question or quiz) · ca interrogar (to question or quiz) · ko 심문하다 (to question or quiz) · km ផ្ចុច (to question or quiz) · sl zaslišati (to question or quiz) · sl izpraševati (to question or quiz) · es interrogar (to question or quiz) · nl verhoren (to question or quiz) · ka გამოკითხავს (to question or quiz) · ar اِسْتَنْطَقَ (to question or quiz) · vi hỏi cung (to question or quiz) · ar اِسْتَجْوَبَ (to question or quiz) · ar حَقَّقَ مَعَ (to question or quiz) · da forhøre (to question or quiz) · bg запи́твам (to question or quiz) · sk vypočúvať (to question or quiz) · sh испи́тати (to question or quiz) · izh kuulussella (to question or quiz) · ug سوراق قىلماق (to question or quiz) · mk испитува (to question or quiz) · km សង្កិន (to question or quiz) · nl interrogeren (to question or quiz) · sa पृच्छति (to question or quiz) · uz soʻroq qilmoq (to question or quiz) · ja 訊く (to question or quiz) · eo pridemandi (to question or quiz) · hi पूछताछ करना (to question or quiz) · ga ceistigh (to question or quiz) · sl izprašati (to question or quiz) · sh preslušávati (to question or quiz) · nl ondervragen (to question or quiz) · sh ispítati (to question or quiz) · tr isticvap etmek (to question or quiz) · sh преслуша́вати (to question or quiz) · cs vyslýchat (to question or quiz) · it interrogare (to question or quiz) · pt questionar (to question or quiz) · ru допра́шивать (to question or quiz) · ja 尋問する (to question or quiz) · kk жауап алу (to question or quiz) · km បុច្ឆា (to question or quiz) · cmn 審訊 /审讯 (to question or quiz) · hu kikérdez (to question or quiz) · tg истинтоқ кардан (to question or quiz) · fi kuulustella (to question or quiz) · th สอบปากคำ (to question or quiz) · sh прѐслушати (to question or quiz) · sh ispitívati (to question or quiz) · et üle kuulama (to question or quiz) · hu vallat (to question or quiz) · ru допроси́ть (to question or quiz) · tr istinkak etmek (to question or quiz) · fa استنطاق کردن (to question or quiz) · sv förhöra (to question or quiz) · bg разпи́твам (to question or quiz) · bg разпи́там (to question or quiz) · el ανακρίνω (to question or quiz) · th ไถ่ (to question or quiz) · hy հարցաքննել (to question or quiz) · fa بازجویی کردن (to question or quiz) · ru спроси́ть (to question or quiz) · mk испита (to question or quiz) · th ซักถาม (to question or quiz) · da afhøre (to question or quiz) · km ជជីក (to question or quiz) · lv nopratināt (to question or quiz) · de vernehmen (to question or quiz) · pt interrogar (to question or quiz) · mn байцаах (to question or quiz) · la percontor (to question or quiz) · tr sorgulamak (to question or quiz) · fa بازپرسی کردن (to question or quiz) · pl przesłuchać (to question or quiz) · mk сослуша (to question or quiz) · uk допи́тувати (to question or quiz) · bg запи́там (to question or quiz) · ky суракка алуу (to question or quiz) · fr interroger (to question or quiz) · nb avhøra (to question or quiz) · tr soru sormak (to question or quiz) · pl przesłuchiwać (to question or quiz) · tr sorguya çekmek (to question or quiz) · sh испити́вати (to question or quiz) · sl zasliševati (to question or quiz) · hi प्रश्न करना (to question or quiz) · ota صورمق (to question or quiz) · be дапыта́ць (to question or quiz) · be дапы́тваць (to question or quiz) · tk sorag etmek (to question or quiz) · lt apklausinėti (to question or quiz) · hu faggat (to question or quiz) · vi thẩm vấn (to question or quiz) · ro a interoga (to question or quiz) · sh prèslušati (to question or quiz) · de verhören (to question or quiz) · cmn 審問 /审问 (to question or quiz) · az dindirmək (to question or quiz) · uk допита́ти (to question or quiz) · kk тергеу (to question or quiz) · nb forhøre (to question or quiz) · tg тергав кардан (to question or quiz)