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probe

 
 
/prəʊb/ verb [I, T]

Definition

to ask a lot of questions in order to discover information about something or someone: The interviewer probed deep into her private life. probing questions
(Definition of probe verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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