different between investigate vs rapporteur

English

Etymology

Recorded since circa 1510, a Back-formation from investigation., from Latin invest?g?ti? (“a searching into”), from invest?g?tus, the past participle of investigare, equivalent to in- +? vestigate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?n.?v?s.t?.?e??t]

Verb

investigate (third-person singular simple present investigates, present participle investigating, simple past and past participle investigated)

1. (transitive) To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.

2. (transitive) To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret.

3. (intransitive) To conduct an inquiry or examination.
   • 1903, Jack London, "The Shadow and the Flash,"

     "Why don't you investigate?" he demanded. And investigate I did.

Synonyms

• underseek

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

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

Italian

Verb

investigate

1. second-person plural present indicative of investigare
2. second-person plural imperative of investigare
3. feminine plural of investigato

Latin

Verb

invest?g?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of invest?g?

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French rapporteur.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??æ.p???t??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??æ.p???t??/

Noun

rapporteur (plural rapporteurs)

1. (law, politics) A person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and report back to that body.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a.p??.tœ?/

Noun

rapporteur m (plural rapporteurs, feminine rapporteuse)

1. reporter (someone who reports)
2. telltale
3. rapporteur (same sense as in English)

Noun

rapporteur m (plural rapporteurs)

1. protractor (instrument)

Related terms

• rapport
• rapporter

Further reading

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