investigative
pronunciation
How to pronounce investigative in British English:
UK [ɪnˈvestɪɡətɪv]
How to pronounce investigative in American English:
US [ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪtɪv]
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- Adjective:
- designed to find information or ascertain facts
Word Origin
- investigative (adj.)
- 1803, from Latin investigat-, past participle stem of investigare (see investigation) + -ive. Journalism sense is from 1951.
Example
- 1. Its ad hoc investigative report is due at any moment .
- 2. Probe into the rightfulness of investigative procedure system in our country .
- 3. If you have any investigative power in you at all .
- 4. But the detention and imprisonment of two investigative journalists on march 6th looks very much like a step backwards .
- 5. In january , she relaunched century weekly , formerly an academic journal , as a general-interest investigative newsmagazine .