ınvestigate

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Definition of ınvestigate in English English dictionary

{v} to search out, explore, discover

Hyphenation

in·ves·ti·gate

Turkish pronunciation

învestıgeyt

Synonyms

be all ears, bug, case, check out, check over, check up, consider, delve, dig, examine, explore, eyeball, feel out, frisk, give the once over

Antonyms

ignore

Pronunciation

/ənˈvestəˌgāt/ /ɪnˈvɛstəˌɡeɪt/

Etymology

() Recorded since circa 1510, a back-formation from investigation, from Latin investigatio "a searching into", from investigatus, the past participle of investigare, itself from in- "in(to)" + vestigare "to track, trace" (from vestigium "footprint, track", of unknown origin)