Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To seek or search out.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb obsolete To seek or search out.

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  • verb transitive to search into, investigate

Etymologies

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From Latin indagatus, past participle of indagare, to search.

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  • Etymology: Latin indagatus, past participle of indagare, from indago ring of hunters encircling game, act of searching, from Old Latin indu in + Latin agere to drive — more at end-, agent

    Date: circa 1623

    via languagehat.

    July 20, 2008