interpellate

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1599; borrowed from Latin interpellātus, perfect passive participle of interpellō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French interpeller. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɪn.təɹˈpɛl.eɪt/, /ɪnˈtɜɹ.pəˌleɪt/ Homophone: interpolate (some pronunciations) === Verb === interpellate (third-person singular simple present interpellates, present participle interpellating, simple past and past participle interpellated) (obsolete) To interrupt (someone) so as to inform or question (that person about something). (philosophy) To address (a person) in a way that presupposes a particular identification of them; to give (a person) an identity (which may or may not be accurate). (transitive, chiefly politics) To question (someone) formally concerning official or governmental policy or business. ==== Derived terms ==== interpellator interpellation ==== Translations ==== === See also === interpolate interpel === Anagrams === pantellerite == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== interpellate inflection of interpellare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== interpellate f pl feminine plural of interpellato == Latin == === Verb === interpellāte second-person plural present active imperative of interpellō