interrogate

Verb

transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication
pose a series of questions to
to question or quiz, especially in a thorough and/or aggressive manner
to query; to request information from.
to examine critically.

Examples

The police interrogated the suspect at some length before they let him go.
to interrogate a database

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin interrogātus, the perfect passive participle of Latin interrogō (“to inquire, interrogate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Synonyms

question

Scrabble Score: 12

interrogate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
interrogate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
interrogate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

interrogate: valid Words With Friends Word