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Interrogate

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questionnounA worded or expressed sentence, phrase, or only a word on its own, which asks for information, a reply, or a response; an interrogative.

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questionverbA worded or expressed sentence, phrase, or only a word on its own, which asks for information, a reply, or a response; an interrogative.
queryverbA question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK).
inquireverb(intransitive, US, Canada, Australia) To ask (about something).
askverbTo request or petition.
queryingnounThe act of making a query.
questioningnounThe action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry.
cross-examineverb(intransitive) To question a trial witness who has already been questioned by the other side.
investigateverb(transitive) To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
quizverbA competition in the answering of questions.
interviewverb(transitive) To ask questions of (somebody); to have an interview.
examineverbTo observe or inspect carefully or critically.
cross-examinationnoun(law) The interrogation or questioning of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined, in an attempt to prove or reveal something false or untold during direct examination.
debriefverb(transitive) To question someone, or a group of people, after the implementation of a project, in order to learn from mistakes, etc.
speculateverb(intransitive) To make an inference based on inconclusive evidence; to surmise or conjecture.
interpellationnoun(politics) The act of interpellating (questioning); the period in which government officials are questioned about and explain an act, a policy or a point raised during a debate.
wonderverb(intransitive) To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at.
canvassverb(transitive, figuratively) (specifically, politics) To seek the support of (voters or a constituency) in a forthcoming election or poll through personal solicitation or public addresses.
questionsnounA game in which players must only say questions, and if they don't they lose.
cross-examinedverb(intransitive) To question a trial witness who has already been questioned by the other side.
cross-examiningverb(intransitive) To question a trial witness who has already been questioned by the other side.

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