Definition of "interrogate"

interrogate

/ɪnˈtɛrəɡeɪt/

verb
third-person singular simple present interrogates, present participle interrogating, simple past and past participle interrogated
1. (transitive) to question or quiz, especially in a thorough and/or aggressive manner
2. (transitive, computing) to query; to request information from.
3. (transitive, literary) to examine critically.
  Quotations
  Griffin's approach allows her to reveal Billie Holiday's resilient strength of character and to interrogate the racism she endured, which was as tragic as her personal mistakes.
  2015, Rita Kiki Edozie, Curtis Stokes, Malcolm X's Michigan Worldview: An Exemplar for Contemporary Black Studies, Michigan State University Press