Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Interrogate \In*ter"ro*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Interrogating}.] [L. interrogatus, p. p. of interrogare to
ask; inter between + rogare to ask. See Rogation.]
To question formally; to question; to examine by asking
questions; as, to interrogate a witness.
Wilt thou, uncalled, interrogate, Talker! the
unreplying Fate? --Emerson.
Syn: To question; ask. See {Question}.
Interrogate \In*ter"ro*gate\, v. i.
To ask questions. --Bacon.
Interrogate \In*ter"ro*gate\, n.
An interrogation; a question. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
Source : WordNet®
interrogate
v 1: transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response,
as in telecommunication
2: pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned
by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the
details of the explosion" [syn: {question}]