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- DictionaryIn·ter·ro·gate/inˈterəˌɡāt/
verb
- 1. ask questions of (someone, especially a suspect or a prisoner) closely, aggressively, or formally.
The meaning of INTERROGATE is to question formally and systematically. How to use interrogate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Interrogate.
to ask someone many questions in a formal situation, often in a forceful way that can be seen as threatening: We were stopped at the border and interrogated for hours by the police. interrogation. noun [ C/U ] us / ɪnˌter·əˈɡeɪ·ʃən / [ C ] Police brought in the suspect for a lengthy interrogation.
to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret. Synonyms: query. to examine by questions; question formally: The police captain interrogated the suspect.
To interrogate is to ask someone a bunch of questions. Usually, it’s the police, FBI, or other law-enforcement officials who interrogate suspects, but your father-in-law may interrogate you about your career plans.
To interrogate an idea, a text, or a problem is to consider it carefully in order to understand it. [ formal ] His life project has been to interrogate the notion of family.
interrogate somebody to ask somebody a lot of questions over a long period of time, especially in an aggressive way. He was interrogated by the police for over 12 hours. Soon after we arrived, I was interrogated about my parents and our home life.
interrogation the process of asking someone a lot of questions, especially in an aggressive way, in order to get information; an occasion on which this is done: He confessed after four days of interrogation. audience a formal meeting with an important person: The Pope granted her a private audience.
