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Word: Investigate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
early 16th century: from Latin investigat- ‘traced out’, from the verb investigare, from in- ‘into’ + vestigare ‘track, trace out’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈvɛstɪɡeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
carry out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of (an incident, allegation, etc.) so as to establish the truth
Short Definition:carry out inquiry into incident etc.
Examples:- police are investigating a claim that the man was beaten unconscious by a gang
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