investigate
verb
[ ɪnˈvɛstɪɡeɪt ]
• carry out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of (an incident, allegation, etc.) so as to establish the truth.
• "police are investigating a claim that the man was beaten unconscious by a gang"
Similar:
inquire into,
look into,
go into,
look over,
probe,
explore,
scrutinize,
conduct an investigation into,
conduct an inquiry into,
make inquiries about,
try to get to the bottom of,
inspect,
analyse,
study,
examine,
consider,
research,
pore over,
delve into,
audit,
evaluate,
follow up,
check out,
suss out,
give something the once-over,
scope out,
Origin:
early 16th century: from Latin investigat- ‘traced out’, from the verb investigare, from in- ‘into’ + vestigare ‘track, trace out’.
