interrogates
Presses for answers
Interrogates is the act of questioning someone closely and formally, typically to extract information.
Police interrogate suspects.
Lawyers interrogate witnesses.
The word implies persistent, sometimes aggressive questioning: The detective interrogated him for hours.
More loosely, to interrogate something is to examine it critically: The essay interrogates assumptions about gender.
Request for information
- queryRequest for information
- askSeek an answer
- inquireAsk for information
- probeThorough examination or tool
grill · cross-examine · interview · debrief · quiz · press · pump · demand
Seek facts systematically
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- sleuthPrivate investigator
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- cluesHints toward answers
crime · mystery · forensics · surveillance · solve · analyze · deduce · uncover
Study with attention
- analyzeStudy by breaking down
- scrutinizeInspect with close attention
- reviewCritical written assessment
- auditFormal accounts examination
inspect · evaluate · assess · vet · screen · check · probe · study
Force upon contact
- coerceObtain by intimidation
- intimidateInstill fear to control
- threatenPromise harm or punishment
- forceStrength or compulsion
aggressive · harsh · duress · stress · fear · intense · relentless · extract
question
Request for information
probe · grill · cross-examine · interview · debrief · quiz · press · pump · demand · solicit
investigate
Seek facts systematically
clues · crime · mystery · forensics · surveillance · solve · analyze · deduce · uncover · suspect
examine
Study with attention
- analyzeStudy by breaking down
- scrutinizeInspect with close attention
- reviewCritical written assessment
audit · inspect · evaluate · assess · vet · screen · check · probe · study · appraise
pressure
Force upon contact
- coerceObtain by intimidation
- intimidateInstill fear to control
- threatenPromise harm or punishment
force · aggressive · harsh · duress · stress · fear · intense · relentless · extract · compel
confess
Acknowledge wrongdoing openly
truth · guilt · testimony · incriminate · self-incrimination · implicate · expose · divulge · unburden · culpability
hearing
Perceiving sound waves
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- inquestFormal death cause inquiry
proceeding · court · testimony · sworn · counsel · legal · judicial · official · record · subpoena
interrogateswithholds
Refuses to release
conceals · stonewalls · hides · obfuscates · evades
- interrogation roomsSpaces for formal questioning
- police interrogationOfficial suspect questioning
- enhanced interrogationEuphemism for abusive questioning
- interrogation techniquesProcedures for eliciting information
- interrogation methodsTechniques for extracting information
- suspect interrogationFormal police interview of accused
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