|
|
- pronunciation:
- ihn
te
r
geIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
interrogates, interrogating, interrogated |
| definition: |
to question at length and thoroughly, often for an official purpose.
The police interrogated the suspect for several hours.
- synonyms:
- grill, question
- similar words:
- catechize, cross-examine, examine, interpellate, pump, quiz
|
| related words: |
ask, query |
|
|
|
|
| derivations: |
interrogation (n.), interrogator (n.) |
|
|