vestigate

English

Etymology

From Latin vestigatus, past participle of vestigare. See vestige.

Verb

vestigate (third-person singular simple present vestigates, present participle vestigating, simple past and past participle vestigated)

1. (obsolete or nonstandard) To investigate.
   • 1813, George Gleig, The historical works of William Robertson, page 274:

     This attempt to vestigate these causes […] will not, perhaps, be deemed an unnecessary digression.

References

• “vestigate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• gestative

Latin

Verb

vestīgāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of vestīgō