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to interrogate
01
to question someone in an aggressive way for a long time in order to get information
Transitive: to interrogate sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
interrogate
3rd person singular
interrogates
Present participle
interrogating
Past simple
interrogated
Past participle
interrogated
Examples
The detective decided to interrogate the suspect to uncover details about the crime.
02
(of an electronic device) to transmit a signal to another device in order to receive information
Transitive: to interrogate a device
Examples
The radar system interrogates the vehicle's onboard computer to determine its speed and location.
Lexical Tree
interrogation
interrogative
interrogator
interrogate
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