Interrogate

  • 21interrogate — [[t]ɪnte̱rəgeɪt[/t]] interrogates, interrogating, interrogated VERB If someone, especially a police officer, interrogates someone, they question them thoroughly for a long time in order to get some information from them. [V n] I interrogated… …

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  • 22interrogate — in·ter·ro·gate || ɪn terÉ™geɪt v. question formally and systematically, cross examine, collect evidence through questioning; ask questions …

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  • 23interrogate — To send coded signals of IFF (identification friend or foe) or SSR (secondary surveillance radar) to trigger their transponders …

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  • 24interrogate — verb 1》 ask questions of (someone) closely, aggressively, or formally. 2》 obtain data or information automatically from (a device, database, etc.). Derivatives interrogation noun interrogational adjective interrogator noun Origin C15 (earlier… …

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  • 25interrogate — v. a. Question, catechise, examine, ask, inquire of, put questions to, interpellate …

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  • 26interrogate — verb (T) 1 to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information, sometimes using threats: The police interrogated the suspect for several hours. 2 technical to try to get information directly from a part of a computer: We …

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  • 27interrogate — verb the suspects were interrogated in separate rooms Syn: question, cross question, cross examine, quiz, catechize; interview, examine, debrief, give someone the third degree; informal pump, grill …

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  • 28interrogate — v question, put to the question, query, ask, inquire, inquire of, make inquiry; pose a question, demand an answer; examine, investigate, probe, interpellate; catechize, quiz, test, inquisition, pick [s.o. s] brains; Inf. grill, pump, third degree …

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  • 29interrogate — in·ter·ro·gate …

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  • 30interrogate — [ɪnˈterəˌgeɪt] verb [T] to ask someone a lot of questions in order to get information The suspects were interrogated by local police.[/ex] interrogation [ɪnˌterəˈgeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [C/U] interrogator noun [C] …

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