indagate

English

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Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin indāgātus, perfect passive participle of indāgō (“to search”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Verb

indagate (third-person singular simple present indagates, present participle indagating, simple past and past participle indagated)

1. (obsolete, transitive) to search into, investigate

Derived terms

• indagative
• indagator

Italian

Etymology 1

Adjective

indagate

1. feminine plural of indagato

Participle

indagate f pl

1. feminine plural of indagato

Etymology 2

Noun

indagate f

1. plural of indagata

Etymology 3

Verb

indagate

1. inflection of indagare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Anagrams

• gaditane

Latin

Participle

indāgāte

1. vocative masculine singular of indāgātus

Spanish

Verb

indagate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of indagar combined with te