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Scrutiny vs Interrogate - What's the difference?

scrutiny | interrogate |

As verbs the difference between scrutiny and interrogate

is that scrutiny is (obsolete|rare) to scrutinize while interrogate is to question or quiz, especially in a thorough and/or aggressive manner.

As a noun scrutiny

is intense study of someone or something.

scrutiny

English

Alternative forms

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Noun

(scrutinies)
  • Intense study of someone or something.
  • * Milton
    • Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view / And narrower scrutiny .
  • Thorough inspection of a situation or a case.
  • An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.
  • A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written.
  • An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll.

    • Synonyms

    * examination * exploration * going-over (informal) * inquiry * inspection * investigation * perusal * probe * scan * survey * study

    Related terms

    * inscrutable * perscrutation * scrutator * scrutineer * scrutinize

    Verb

  • (obsolete, rare) To scrutinize.

    • External links

    * * * " * 1916, John R. Clark, "A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary for the Use of Students", scrûtnung * Bosworth, J. (2010, March 21). An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online (T. N. Toller & Others, Eds.). Scrutnung. Retrieved September 18, 2011, from http://bosworth.ff.cuni.cz/027060

    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

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