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21investigate — [c]/ɪnˈvɛstəgeɪt / (say in vestuhgayt) verb (investigated, investigating) –verb (t) 1. to search or inquire into; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail. 2. to examine in order to obtain the true facts: to investigate a… …
22investigate — /ɪn vestɪgeɪt/ verb to examine something which may be wrong ● The Serious Fraud Office has been asked to investigate his share dealings …
23investigate — [16] To investigate something is etymologically to look for traces, or ‘vestiges’, of it. The word comes from Latin investīgāre ‘search into’, a compound verb based on vestīgāre ‘track, trace’. This in turn was a derivative of vestīgium… …
24investigate judicially — index hear (give a legal hearing) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
25Investigate (New Zealand) — Infobox Magazine title =Investigate image size =200px image caption =The cover of the October 2006 issue of Investigate . editor =Ian Wishart editor title =Editor frequency =Monthly circulation=67,000cite web|url=http://www.nielsenmedia.co.nz/MRI …
26investigate — investigative, investigatory /in ves ti geuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. investigator, n. /in ves ti gayt /, v., investigated, investigating. v.t. 1. to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of;… …
27investigate — Synonyms and related words: air, analyze, canvass, comment upon, consider, controvert, deal with, debate, deliberate, deliberate upon, delve into, dig into, discourse about, discuss, examine, exchange views, explore, fathom, go, go into, handle,… …
28INVESTIGATE — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index noun analysis (2), curiosity (2), detective, examination (2), exploration, feeler, inquirer, inquiry (2), inquisitor, review …
29investigate — [[t]ɪnve̱stɪgeɪt[/t]] ♦♦ investigates, investigating, investigated VERB If someone, especially an official, investigates an event, situation, or claim, they try to find out what happened or what is the truth. [V n] Gas officials are investigating …
30investigate — in·ves·ti·gate || ɪn vestɪgeɪt v. inquire into, examine, inspect, probe, scrutinize …
