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   interrogate

   /ɪnˈtɛrəɡeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. ask questions of (someone) closely, aggressively, or formally: "he was interrogated by MI6"
   • 2. obtain data from (a computer file, database, storage device, or terminal): "an interactive system enables users to interrogate the database"
   • ▪ (of an electronic device) transmit a signal to (another device, especially one on a vehicle) to obtain information about identity, condition, etc.: "a ground-based transmitter sends a signal to interrogate an instrument on the aircraft"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Latin interrogat- ‘questioned’, from the verb interrogare, from inter- ‘between’ + rogare ‘ask’.

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