Investigate vs Checkmate - What's the difference?
investigate | checkmate |
To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret.
To conduct an inquiry or examination.
* 1903 , , "The Shadow and the Flash,"
(chess) Word called out by the victor when making the conclusive move.
The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
(figuratively, by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.
(chess) To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
(by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.
As verbs the difference between investigate and checkmate
is that investigate is to inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information while checkmate is (chess) to put the king of an opponent into checkmate.As an interjection checkmate is
(chess) word called out by the victor when making the conclusive move.As a noun checkmate is
the conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.investigate
English
Verb
(investigat)- to investigate the causes of natural phenomena
- to investigate an unsolved murder
- "Why don't you investigate'?" he demanded. And ' investigate I did.
Synonyms
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Interjection
(en interjection)Synonyms
* (chess)Noun
(wikipedia checkmate) (en noun)Verb
(checkmat)- That jerk checkmated me in four moves!
References
*Daily Times article on the etymology of the word