interrogate
verb
[ ɪnˈtɛrəɡeɪt ]
• ask questions of (someone) closely, aggressively, or formally.
• "he was interrogated by MI6"
Similar:
question,
put questions to,
cross-question,
cross-examine,
quiz,
probe,
catechize,
sound out,
interview,
examine,
debrief,
pump,
grill,
give someone the third degree,
put the screws on,
worm something out of someone,
• obtain data from (a computer file, database, storage device, or terminal).
• "an interactive system enables users to interrogate the database"
Origin:
late 15th century: from Latin interrogat- ‘questioned’, from the verb interrogare, from inter- ‘between’ + rogare ‘ask’.
