| VERB | communication | investigate, look into | investigate scientifically |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | investigate, inquire, enquire | conduct an inquiry or investigation of |
| Sounds | ihnveh'stahgey.t | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | investigate scientifically. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE | |
| Model | The customs agents investigate the bags for drugs | |
| Example | "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese" | |
| Synonym | look into | |
| Narrower | experiment | To conduct a test or investigation |
| explore | travel to or penetrate into | |
| probe, examine | Question or examine thoroughly and closely | |
| research, search, explore | inquire into | |
| research | Attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner | |
| Broader | analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass | Consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning / meaning |
| Spanish | analizar, examinar, explorar, indagar, investigar | |
| Catalan | indagar, investigar | |
| Nouns | investigation, investigating | the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically |
| investigator | a scientist who devotes himself to doing research | |
| Meaning | Conduct an inquiry or investigation of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They investigate whether there was a traffic accident | |
| Example | "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities" | |
| Synonyms | inquire, enquire | |
| Entailed by | spy, stag, snoop, sleuth | watch, observe, or inquire secretly |
| Narrower | spy | Secretly collect sensitive or classified information |
| Broader | probe, examine | Question or examine thoroughly and closely |
| Spanish | indagar, interrogar, investigar, preguntar | |
| Catalan | indagar, investigar, preguntar | |
| Adjectives | investigative, investigatory | designed to find information or ascertain facts |
| Nouns | investigation, investigating | the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically |
| investigation | an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities | |
| investigator | a police officer who investigates crimes | |
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