C2verbformalcrimelaw
US/ɪnˈter.ə.ɡeɪt/
UK/ɪnˈter.ə.ɡeɪt/
to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time, often forcefully, to get information
In context
Police interrogated the suspect for six hours before he admitted anything.
Soldiers stopped and interrogated every traveler at the checkpoint.
Good students interrogate their sources instead of accepting every claim.
Words that go with interrogate
verb + noun
- interrogate the suspectDetectives were given 48 hours to interrogate the suspect.
- interrogate prisonersInternational law limits how armies may interrogate prisoners.
- interrogate the dataAnalysts need to interrogate the data before making claims.
verb + preposition
- interrogated byShe was interrogated by border officials for hours.
adverb + verb
- repeatedly interrogatedThe journalist was repeatedly interrogated about her sources.