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VERB (2)

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

2. pose a series of questions to;
- Example: "The suspect was questioned by the police"
- Example: "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion"
[syn: interrogate, question]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Interrogate \In*ter"ro*gate\, v. i. To ask questions. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Interrogate \In*ter"ro*gate\, n. An interrogation; a question. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Interrogate \In*ter"ro*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interrogating.] [L. interrogatus, p. p. of interrogare to ask; inter between + rogare to ask. See Rogation.] To question formally; to question; to examine by asking questions; as, to interrogate a witness. [1913 Webster] Wilt thou, uncalled, interrogate, Talker! the unreplying Fate? --Emerson. Syn: To question; ask. See Question. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

interrogate v 1: transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication 2: pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion" [syn: interrogate, question]