1. ask questions of (someone, especially a suspect or a prisoner) closely, aggressively, or formally.
▪ obtain data from (a computer file, database, storage device, or terminal).
▪ (of an electronic device) transmit a signal to (another device, especially one on a vehicle) to obtain a response giving information about identity, condition, etc.
Word Originlate 15th century: from Latin interrogat- ‘questioned’, from the verb interrogare, from inter- ‘between’ + rogare ‘ask’.