interrogate
verbUK /ɪnˈterəɡeɪt/
US /ɪnˈterəɡeɪt/
To ask someone a lot of questions for a long time.
The police interrogated the suspect for hours.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. To get information from a computer or database by asking it questions.
The program interrogates the database for matching records.
3. To question someone closely and formally, often in an official setting.
The committee interrogated the witness about the missing funds.
4. To examine something carefully in order to understand it.
Scientists interrogate the data to find hidden patterns.