Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

interrogate

/ɪnˈtɛɹəɡeɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-ro-gate
IPA: /ɪnˈtɛɹəɡeɪt/

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To question or quiz, especially in a thorough or aggressive manner.

Transitive verb

verb

To query (something); to request information from (something).

Transitive verb

verb

To examine (something) critically.

Literary; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The police interrogated the suspect at some length before they let him go."
"to interrogate a database"
"Griffin's approach allows her to reveal Billie Holiday's resilient strength of character and to interrogate the racism she endured, which was as tragic as her personal mistakes."
"Within the contemporary US context, the construct of childhood innocence is a powerful social myth that structures children’s social relations and culture and informs their rights and status in society. In this article, I interrogate the construct of childhood innocence to examine how it operates as an exclusionary form of social practice."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin interrogātus, the perfect passive participle of Latin interrogō (“to inquire, interrogate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: interrogō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnˈtɛɹəɡeɪt/
British English: /ɪnˈtɛɹəɡeɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

interrogates (present, singular) interrogating (participle, present) interrogated (participle, past) interrogated (past)

Derived Forms

interrogatability interrogatable interrogatingly interrogee reinterrogate uninterrogated

Phrases

cross-interrogate

Frequently Paired Words

interrogable interrogatee interrogation interrogative interrogatively interrogator interrogatory

Synonyms

question

Questions

How do you pronounce interrogate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈtɛɹəɡeɪt/.
What does interrogate mean?: To question or quiz, especially in a thorough or aggressive manner.
Where does interrogate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce interrogate

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