investigate
pronunciation
How to pronounce investigate in British English:
UK [ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt]
How to pronounce investigate in American English:
US [ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt]
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- Verb:
- investigate scientifically
- conduct an inquiry or investigation of
Word Origin
- investigate
- investigate: [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 ‘footprint’, hence ‘track, trace’ (source of English vestige).=> vestige
- investigate (v.)
- c. 1500, back-formation from investigation, or else from Latin investigatus, past participle of investigare "to trace out, search after" (see investigation). Related: Investigated; investigating.
Example
- 1. None of these police forces can investigate crime .
- 2. It will allow users to investigate rna synthesis .
- 3. To investigate size , she looked at a breed called the portuguese water dog .
- 4. I felt impelled to investigate the matter further .
- 5. The experience compelled mr. rorandelli to investigate the tobacco industry .