interrogate

About 0.56 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

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

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

   to interrogate a database

3. verb To examine (something) critically.

Similar words

question query inquire ask querying questioning cross-examine investigate quiz interview

Often followed by

the him them and me a her their you

Word family

interrogated interrogatee interrogatees interrogates interrogating