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Interrogate vs Inquisition - What's the difference?

interrogate | inquisition |

As verbs the difference between interrogate and inquisition

is that interrogate is to question or quiz, especially in a thorough and/or aggressive manner while inquisition is to make inquisition concerning; to inquire into.

As a noun inquisition is

an investigation or inquiry into the truth of some matter.

As a proper noun Inquisition is

{{context|historical}} a tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church set up to investigate and suppress heresy.

interrogate

English

Verb

(interrogat)
  • To question or quiz, especially in a thorough and/or aggressive manner.
    • The police interrogated the suspect at some length before they let him go.

    Related terms

    * interrogatee * interrogation * interrogative * interrogatively * interrogator * interrogatory * interrogable

    References

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    inquisition

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an investigation or inquiry into the truth of some matter
  • * Latimer
    • as I could learn through earnest inquisition
  • * Shakespeare
    • Let not search and inquisition quail / To bring again these foolish runaways.
  • an inquest
  • a questioning
  • The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry.
  • * Blackstone
    • The justices in eyre had it formerly in charge to make inquisition concerning them by a jury of the county.
    (Bouvier)

    Derived terms

    * inquisition post mortem

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To make inquisition concerning; to inquire into.
    • (Milton)
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