Both Uses of
interrogate
in
Chasing Lincoln's Killer
- At headquarters, the interrogator, Colonel Wells, wanted to know what had brought Mary's son and John Wilkes Booth together, about her son's relationship with the other possible conspirators, and what her connection was to the newly arrested Lewis Powell.†
p. 133.7 *interrogator = someone who asks a series of questions of someone else
- Colonel Wells and other interrogators received $500 to $1,000 each for their roles in the hunt.†
p. 186.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(interrogate) ask a series of questions of someone -- typically asked by law enforcement officials or by someone in an aggressive manner
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, interrogate can mean to submit a query (question) to a computer system.