interrogate — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To question or quiz, especially in a thorough or aggressive manner.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   The police interrogated the suspect at some length before they let him go.

2. To query (something); to request information from (something).

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   to interrogate a database

3. To examine (something) critically.

   Usage

   • Literary
   • Transitive

   Examples

   More examples (2)

   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.

   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.

Verb

1. transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication

   Broader terms

   airsendbroadcastbeamtransmit

2. pose a series of questions to

   Synonyms

   question

   Broader terms

   askinquireenquire

   Examples

   The suspect was questioned by the police

   We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion