interrogate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication
  2. verb pose a series of questions to
    question.
    • The suspect was questioned by the police
    • We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion

WordNet

In*ter"ro*gate transitive verb
Etymology
L. interrogatus, p. p. of interrogare to ask; inter between + rogare to ask. See Rogation.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Interrogating
Definitions
  1. 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.
In*ter"ro*gate intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To ask questions. Bacon.
In*ter"ro*gate noun
Definitions
  1. An interrogation; a question. Obs. Bp. Hall.

Webster 1913