interrogate

Universal Words verb [VN] 1 to ask sb a lot of questions over a long period of time, especially in an aggressive way: He was interrogated by the police for over 12 hours. 2 (technical) to obtain information from a computer or other machine interrogation noun [U,C]: He confessed after four days under interrogation. * She hated her parents' endless interrogations about where she'd been. interrogator noun: His interrogators finally forced him to confess.