interrogate - meaning and definition. What is interrogate
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What (who) is interrogate - definition

INTERVIEWING EMPLOYED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, MILITARY PERSONNEL, AND INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES WITH THE GOAL OF ELICITING USEFUL INFORMATION
Interrogator; Interrogating; Criminal Questioning; Interrogated; Interrogations; Police interrogation; Interrogation techniques; Interrogation tactics; Interrogate; Interrogation in the People's Republic of China; Question witnesses; Interrogation technique; Questioning (law enforcement); Police interrogation in the United States
  • [[Half-hanging]] of suspected [[United Irishmen]] by government troops in 1798
  • Film set of a [[Japan]]ese police interrogation room
  • [[Omar Khadr]] pulling his hair in frustration during a February 2003 interrogation by Canadian officials
  • Inquisition [[torture chamber]]. ''Mémoires Historiques'' (1716)
  • A police interrogation room in Switzerland

interrogate         
v. a.
Question, catechise, examine, ask, inquire of, put questions to, interpellate.
Interrogate         
·vi To ask questions.
II. Interrogate ·noun An interrogation; a question.
III. Interrogate ·vt To question formally; to Question; to examine by asking questions; as, to interrogate a witness.
interrogate         
¦ verb
1. ask questions of (someone) closely, aggressively, or formally.
2. obtain data or information automatically from (a device, database, etc.).
Derivatives
interrogation noun
interrogational adjective
interrogator noun
Origin
C15 (earlier (ME) as interrogation): from L. interrogat-, interrogare 'question', from inter- 'between' + rogare 'ask'.

Wikipedia

Interrogation

Interrogation (also called questioning) is interviewing as commonly employed by law enforcement officers, military personnel, intelligence agencies, organized crime syndicates, and terrorist organizations with the goal of eliciting useful information, particularly information related to suspected crime. Interrogation may involve a diverse array of techniques, ranging from developing a rapport with the subject to torture.

Examples of use of interrogate
1. One American said Ahmadinejad helped interrogate him.
2. Why chase a criminal when you can interrogate the victim?
3. "Given the mood back home, they will interrogate me.
4. Why not interrogate America‘s deadliest enemies on American soil?
5. Bush‘s program to interrogate and try terrorism suspects.