Definition of "interpellate" []

• To interrupt (someone) so as to inform or question (that person about something). (verb)
• To address (a person) in a way that presupposes a particular identification of them; to give (a person) an identity (which may or may not be accurate). (verb)
• To question (someone) formally concerning official or governmental policy or business. (verb)

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• "Are You There God, It's Me Margaret engaged in hegemonic discourse that disrupted narratives of power; I gave the benefit of the doubt to the dumbass who thought "interpellate" and "interpolate" were synonyms; I gritted my teeth when an author dismissed the gendered meaning of "avuncular" as "deriv [ing] only from its etymology.""
• ""interpellate" the PRIME MINISTER regarding his recent speech in"
• "We are in our house, and as you walk the commons, we speak to you, interpellate you, and you recognize in our call the voice you choose to follow."