verb (used with object), in·ter·ro·gat·ed, in·ter·ro·gat·ing.
- to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.
- to examine by questions; question formally: The police captain interrogated the suspect.
verb (used without object), in·ter·ro·gat·ed, in·ter·ro·gat·ing.
- to ask questions, especially formally or officially: the right to interrogate.
verb
- to ask questions (of), esp to question (a witness in court, spy, etc) closely
v.late 15c., a back-formation from interrogation, or else from Latin interrogatus, past participle of interrogare “to ask, question” (see interrogation). Related: Interrogated; interrogating.