interrogate
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interrogate
- /ɪnˈtɛɹəɡeɪt/ UK
- /ɪnˈtɛɹəɡeɪt/ Canada, US
- /ɪnˈteɹəɡæɪt/ Australia
- /ənˈteɹəɡæɪt/ New Zealand
- /ɪnˈtɛɾəɡet/ Scotland
- /ɪnˈtɛɾəɡeːt/ Wales
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin interrogātus, the perfect passive participle of Latin interrogō (“to inquire, interrogate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
verb interrogates · interrogating · interrogated
- To question or quiz, especially in a thorough or aggressive manner. The police interrogated the suspect at some length before they let him go.
- To query (something); to request information from (something). to interrogate a database
- 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.
Translations
Every language
verb to question or quiz
| Español | interrogar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 심문하다 simmunhada |
| 日本語 | 尋問する jinmon suru, 訊く kiku |
| 中文 | 審問 /审问 shěnwèn, 審訊 /审讯 shěnxùn |
| हिन्दी | प्रश्न करना praśna karnā, पूछताछ करना pūchtāch karnā |
| Português | interrogar, questionar |
| Français | interroger |
| Deutsch | verhören, vernehmen |
| Italiano | interrogare |
| Ελληνικά | ανακρίνω anakríno |
| Română | a interoga |
| Русский | допра́шивать doprášivatʹ, допроси́ть doprosítʹ, спра́шивать sprášivatʹ, спроси́ть sprosítʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | thẩm vấn, hỏi cung |
| العربية | حَقَّقَ مَعَ ḥaqqaqa maʕa, اِسْتَجْوَبَ istajwaba, اِسْتَنْطَقَ istanṭaqa |
Talk about this word "interrogate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/interrogate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. interrogate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/interrogate "interrogate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/interrogate.Cite this
@misc{interrogate_2026,
title = {interrogate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/interrogate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
