interrogate

/ɪnˈtɛrəˌɡeɪt/
verb
  1. To ask someone questions in a thorough and often forceful way, especially to get information.
    • Journalists interrogated the politician about the new policy.
    • The police interrogated the suspect for hours to learn the truth.
    • She felt nervous when her parents began to interrogate her about where she had been.
  2. To obtain data or information from a computer system or device by sending a command or query.
    • The software can interrogate the sensor and report the temperature.
    • Scientists interrogate the database to analyze climate patterns.
    • The technician interrogated the server to find the source of the error.
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