Synonyms for interrogate
Definitions
- v. 1
To question or quiz, especially in a thorough or aggressive manner.
The police interrogated the suspect at some length before they let him go.
Related words
Forms
- Past participle
- interrogated
e.g. interrogated → questioned, examined, asked, pumped…
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To interrogate is to put repeated questions in a formal or systematic fashion to elicit some particular fact or facts. To question has a wider sense than to interrogate, and often implies an attitude of distrust or opposition on the part of the questioner.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- examine We dissected a frog to examine its internal organs.
- heckle Don't heckle during the show. It's a monologue, not a dialogue.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| interrogate | rising | |
| examine | steady | |
| heckle | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- ask1
- 4 letters
- pump1
- 5 letters
- query2
- 6 letters
- heckle2
- 7 letters
- examine3, consult2
- 8 letters
- question2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (query2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- interroger
- Italiano
- interrogare