to investigate a complaint. Detectives investigate crimes to find out who did them. Scientists investigate nature to learn more about it.
SYNONYM(S): explore, scrutinize.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
gat — ama·gat; bag·gat·a·way; bha·gat; bor·e·gat; du·ma·gat; er·gat·o·gyne; er·gat·o·morph; er·gat·o·mor·phic; fre·gat·i·dae; GAT; gat·ed; gat·er; gat·ing; gat·ling; gat·ter·mann koch; gat·ti·na·ra; gat·tine; in·sti·gat·ing·ly; in·ter·ro·gat·ing·ly;… … English syllables
ves — car·ves·trene; de·fer·ves·cence; de·fer·ves·cent; di·ves·ti·tive; di·ves·ti·ture; ef·fer·ves·cence; ef·fer·ves·cent; ef·fer·ves·cent·ly; fla·ves·cence; fla·ves·cent; ful·ves·cent; gal·ves·to·nian; in·gra·ves·cence; in·gra·ves·cent;… … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
in|ves|ti|gate — «ihn VEHS tuh gayt», verb, gat|ed, gat|ing. –v.t. to search into carefully; examine closely: »to investigate a complaint. Detectives investigate crimes to find out who did them. Scientists investigate nature to learn more about it. SYNONYM(S):… … Useful english dictionary
re|in|ves|ti|gate — «REE ihn VEHS tuh gayt», transitive verb, gat|ed, gat|ing. to investigate again: »When I acquainted my friend with these facts he reinvestigated the specimen (Jonathan Hutchinson) … Useful english dictionary
investigatingly — in·ves·ti·gat·ing·ly … English syllables
in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… … English syllables
ti — co·bal·ti·cyanic; co·bal·ti·cyanide; co·bal·ti·nitrite; co·chi·ti; co·chli·o·don·ti·dae; co·lec·ti·vo; co·le·op·ti·lar; col·lec·ti·vi·za·tion; col·o·quin·ti·da; com·bus·ti·bil·i·ty; com·men·ti·tious; com·par·a·ti·val; com·par·ti·men·to;… … English syllables
investigate — in·ves·ti·gate /in ves tə ˌgāt/ vb gat·ed, gat·ing vt: to observe or study by close examination and systematic inquiry; specif: to make (a criminal suspect) the subject of inquiry and study for the purpose of establishing probable cause vi: to… … Law dictionary
investigate — in•ves•ti•gate [[t]ɪnˈvɛs tɪˌgeɪt[/t]] v. gat•ed, gat•ing 1) to search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail 2) to examine the particulars of so as to learn about something hidden, unique, or complex, esp. in an attempt to find a… … From formal English to slang
