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Definition
interrogate verb
/ɪnˈter.ə.geɪt/ v [T]
•
to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information, sometimes using threats or violence
Thousands of dissidents have been interrogated or imprisoned in recent weeks.
•
specialized to get information from a computer
interrogation
noun
/ɪnˌter.əˈgeɪ.ʃən/ n [C or U]
One by one they were taken for interrogation.
She was subjected to torture and lengthy interrogations.
interrogator
noun
/ɪnˈter.ə.geɪ.tər/
/-t ̬ɚ/ n [C]
/-t ̬ɚ/ n [C] a person who interrogates someone
(Definition of interrogate verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
