See Also: interrogate(dictionary)
interrogate(dictionary)

interrogate (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of interrogare, from rogare 'to ask']
to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information, sometimes using threats
::The police interrogated the suspect for several hours.
-- interrogator n [C]
::He refused to tell his interrogators anything.
-- interrogation /In7terE5geIFEn/ n [U and C]