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interrogates

interrogates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of interrogate.

Meaning of interrogate

Verb

interrogate (third-person singular simple present interrogates, present participle interrogating, simple past and past participle interrogated)

  1. (transitive) 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. (transitive) To query (something); to request information from (something).
    • to interrogate a database
  3. (literary, transitive) To examine (something) critically.
    • Griffin's approach allows her to reveal Billie Holiday's resilient strength of character and to interrogate the racism she endured, which was as tragic as her personal mistakes.2015, Rita Kiki Edozie, Curtis Stokes, Malcolm X's Michigan Worldview: An Exemplar for Contemporary Black Studies, Michigan State University Press

Questions about interrogates

What is interrogates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Interrogates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of interrogate.

Words near interrogates in the dictionary

  1. interrogatable
  2. interrogate
  3. interrogated
  4. interrogatee
  5. interrogatees
  6. interrogates
  7. interrogatest
  8. interrogating
  9. interrogatingly
  10. interrogatings
  11. interrogation

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