investigate

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  1. transitive verb To observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically.
  2. intransitive verb To make a detailed inquiry or systematic examination.

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  • He went to investigate, and spotted the Eatontown man inside the building, said Sgt. Daniel F. Pasquinucci, who then went to the scene to assist the patrolman.
  • He resolves to investigate, and organizes an expedition for that purpose. —  Randy of the River The Adventures of a Young Deckhand
  • He leaves at the threshold the things which he loves and desires intensely to investigate, and begins his intellectual development with abstractions, with "the three R's." —  Bird Day; How to prepare for it
  • I would be most happy to investigate, and, if his actual results warrant, apply his findings to your problem Cortin took a deep breath, held it, and exhaled slowly. —  The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel
  • Civil Inquisitors were necessary to investigate, and in many capital cases punish, crime. —  The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Latin investīgāre, investīgāt- : in-, in; see in-2 + vestīgāre, to track (from vestīgium, footprint).

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  1. from Latin investigatus, past participle of investigare, track or trace out, search into, investigate, from in, in, on, + vestigare, follow a track, search, from vestigium, a track, foot-track: see vestige.
 

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/ɪnˈvɛstɪgeɪt/
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