investigate

== English == === Etymology === Recorded since circa 1510, a back-formation from investigation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix), from Latin investīgātiō (“a searching into”), from investīgātus, the perfect passive participle of investīgō, equivalent to in- +‎ vestigate. Displaced native Old English undersēċan (literally “to search under or between”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˈvɛs.tə.ɡeɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): [ɪnˈvɛs.tɪ.ɡeɪ̯t], [ɪnˈvɛs.tə.ɡeɪ̯ʔ] === Verb === investigate (third-person singular simple present investigates, present participle investigating, simple past and past participle investigated) (transitive) To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information. (transitive) To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret. (intransitive) To conduct an inquiry or examination. ==== Synonyms ==== underseek ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “investigate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “investigate”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “investigate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== investigate inflection of investigare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== investigate f pl feminine plural of investigato == Latin == === Verb === investīgāte second-person plural present active imperative of investīgō == Spanish == === Verb === investigate second-person singular voseo imperative of investigar combined with te