interrogate

verb [T]

/ɪnˈter.ə.ɡeɪt/

Definition

› 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.Questioning people and asking questions in generalCuriositySuspecting and questioning › specialized to get information from a computerOperating computers interrogation

/ɪnˌter.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ noun [C or U] › One by one they were taken for interrogation. She was subjected to torture and lengthy interrogations.Questioning people and asking questions in generalCuriositySuspecting and questioning interrogator

/-ɡeɪ.tər/

/-ɡeɪ.t̬ɚ/ noun [C] › a person who interrogates someoneQuestioning people and asking questions in generalCuriositySuspecting and questioning

(Definition of interrogate verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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