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interrogate

/ɪnˈtɛrəˌɡeɪt/ /ɪnˈtɛrəˌɡət/

Meanings
verb
To question or quiz, especially in a thorough and/or aggressive manner

Examples :

"The police interrogated the suspect at some length before they let him go."
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Related Words

Illustration database

database noun

/ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/

(general) A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.

"I have a database of all my contacts in my personal organizer."

Illustration critically

critically adverb

/ˈkɹɪtɪkli/

In a critical manner; with, or in terms of, criticism.

"I looked critically at the frayed carpet of the hotel room."

Illustration question

question noun

/ˈkwɛstjən/

A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.

"What is your question?"

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration suspect

suspect noun

/ˈsʌs.pɛkt/

A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.

"The police arrested the suspect in the school robbery. "

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aggressive adjective

/əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/

Characterized by aggression; unjustly attacking; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking or arguing.

"an aggressive policy, war, person, nation"

Illustration thorough

thorough noun

/ˈθʌɹə/ /ˈθɜɹoʊ/

A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.

"The farmer carefully plowed the field, creating deep furrows to ensure a thorough drainage system. "

Illustration request

request noun

/ɹɪˈkwɛst/

Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).

"My request for a longer lunch break at work was denied. "

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research noun

/ɹɪˈsɜːtʃ/ /ɹiˈsɝtʃ/

Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc.; laborious or continued search after truth.

"The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang, a city of about 1.2 million people."

Illustration interrogated

interrogated verb

/ɪnˈtɛrəɡeɪtɪd/ /ɪnˈtɛrəˌɡeɪtɪd/

To question or quiz, especially in a thorough and/or aggressive manner

"The police interrogated the suspect at some length before they let him go."

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information noun

/ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən/ /ˌɪnfəɹˈmeɪʃən/

That which resolves uncertainty; anything that answers the question of "what a given entity is".

"The information about the project deadline resolved my uncertainty; now I know what needs to be completed. "

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plagiarism noun

/ˈpleɪdʒəˌɹɪzm/

Copying of another person's ideas, text or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.

"The student's essay contained significant plagiarism, as large portions of it were copied directly from a website without proper citation. "