investigate
To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
Example
“to investigate the causes of natural phenomena”
Other meanings
To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret.
“to investigate an unsolved murder”
To conduct an inquiry or examination.
Related words
- noninvestigated
- underinvestigated
- uninvestigated
- coinvestigate
- investigatable
- reinvestigate
- transvestigate
- investigatingly
- uninvestigating
Word history
From Latin "investīgātiō" (a searching into).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “investigate” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.