To question someone closely and formally, often to get information about a crime, event, or secret.
From Latin *interrogare* “to ask, question,” from *inter-* “between” and *rogare* “to ask.” It entered English through French with a strong sense of serious, official questioning.
To interrogate isn’t just to ask questions—it’s to press until hidden details surface. Scientists and journalists also “interrogate” data or documents, showing that tough questions aren’t only for crime dramas.
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