interrogate

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(ĭn-tĕr'ə-gāt') pronunciation
tr.v., -gat·ed, -gat·ing, -gates.
  1. To examine by questioning formally or officially. See synonyms at ask.
  2. Computer Science. To transmit a signal for setting off an appropriate response.

[Middle English enterrogate, from Latin interrogāre, interrogāt- : inter-, in the presence of; see inter- + rogāre, to ask.]

interrogation in·ter'ro·ga'tion n.
interrogational in·ter'ro·ga'tion·al adj.
interrogator in·ter'ro·ga'tor n.

(1) To search, sum or count records in a file. See query.

(2) To test the condition or status of a terminal or computer system.

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verb

    To question thoroughly and relentlessly to verify facts: cross-examine. Informal grill. Idioms: give someone the third degree. See investigate.

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v

Definition: ask pointed questions
Antonyms: answer, reply

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To examine formally by questioning.

pronunciation ... we need to interrogate “reverence,” for idolization can be another way one is objectified and not really taken seriously. — bell Hooks, African American feminist author and educator.

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To send coded signals of IFF (identification friend or foe) or SSR (secondary surveillance radar) to trigger their transponders.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afhøre, forhøre, spørge

Nederlands (Dutch)
ondervragen, verhoren

Français (French)
v. tr. - (gén) interroger, soumettre qn à un interrogatoire, (Comput) interroger

Deutsch (German)
v. - verhören, Fragen stellen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ερωτώ, ανακρίνω, εξετάζω

Italiano (Italian)
interrogare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - interrogar

Русский (Russian)
допрашивать, спрашивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - interrogar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förhöra

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
质问, 审问, 讯问

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 質問, 審問, 訊問

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 심문하다, ~에 신호를 보내다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 質問する, 尋問する, 応答指令信号を送る, 審問する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يستجوب, يستنطق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חקר, הציג שאלות ל-‬


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