different between interrogate vs questioned

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

Alternative forms

• quæstioned (archaic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kw?st???nd/
• Hyphenation: ques?tioned

Verb

questioned

1. simple past tense and past participle of question