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investigate

/ investigate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
conduct an inquiry or investigation of
"The district attorney''s office investigated reports of possible irregularities"
"inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"
Type of:
probe examine
Kinds of:
spy
Derived:
inquirer enquirer questioner querier asker
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
investigate scientifically
"Let''s investigate the syntax of Chinese"
Type of:
analyze analyse study
Kinds of:
research search explore probe examine
Derived:
investigation investigating research worker researcher investigator
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s Adjective/Noun
Semantic Complexity
29%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
1
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probe examine spy analyze analyse study research search explore