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English

Etymology

From Latin interrog?tus, past participle of interrog?re (“to ask, question”), from inter (“between”) + rog?re (“to ask”); see rogation.

Pronunciation

Verb

interrogate (third-person singular simple present interrogates, present participle interrogating, simple past and past participle interrogated)

1. (transitive) to question or quiz, especially in a thorough and/or aggressive manner

2. (transitive, computing) to query; to request information from.

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 to interrogate the racism she endured, which was as tragic as her personal mistakes.

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Translations

References

• interrogate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• interrogate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Italian

Verb

interrogate

1. second-person plural present indicative of interrogare
2. second-person plural imperative of interrogare
3. feminine plural of interrogato

Anagrams

• integratore, reintegrato

Latin

Verb

interrog?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of interrog?

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French interrogacion, from Latin interrog?ti?, from interrog?, from inter- (“between; among”) + rog? (“ask; request”). Equivalent to inter- + rogation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?te?.???e?.??n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

interrogation (countable and uncountable, plural interrogations)

1. The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.
2. A question put; an inquiry.
3. (dated) A question mark.

Usage notes

• Generally used with the preposition under: "He is under interrogation about last night's events."

Related terms

• interrogate
• interrogative
• interrogator
• interrogatory
• rogation
• subrogation

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin interrog?ti?. Synchronically analysable as interroger +? -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.t?.??.?a.sj??/

Noun

interrogation f (plural interrogations)

1. questioning, interrogation
2. (grammar) interrogative, question
3. (computing) query
4. examen, often unexpected

Derived terms

• point d'interrogation

Further reading

• “interrogation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).