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Definition of "investigate" []
- To observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically. (verb-transitive)
- To make a detailed inquiry or systematic examination. (verb-intransitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Use "investigate" in a sentence
- "His object was, to investigate the causes of this Grecian superiority; or, if _investigate_ is too pompous a word for so slight a discussion, more properly, he inquired for the cause as something that must naturally lie upon the surface."
- "Yes the Kean Commission did "investigate" 9/11, and the word investigate is used in the loosest definition of the word."
- "Â The next morning, she flies away to once again investigate her origins."
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