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investigate
verb
-
investigate
,
investigating
,
investigates
,
investigated
to
look
into
something
carefully
so
you
can
discover
the
facts
and
understand
it
fully
•
The
scientist
investigated
the
strange
humming
coming
from
the
laboratory
machine
.
The
scientist
investigated
the
strange
humming
coming
from
the
laboratory
machine
.
•
We
plan
to
investigate
how
different
diets
affect
people
’
s
energy
levels
.
We
plan
to
investigate
how
different
diets
affect
people
’
s
energy
levels
.
Late
15th
century
from
Latin
investigare
‘
to
trace
out
’ (
from
in-
‘
into
’
+
vestigare
‘
track
,
trace
’).
verb
-
investigate
,
investigating
,
investigates
,
investigated
to
carry
out
an
official
inquiry
into
a
crime
,
accident
,
or
problem
to
find
out
who
is
responsible
or
what
happened
•
Detectives
are
investigating
the
theft
of
priceless
art
from
the
museum
.
Detectives
are
investigating
the
theft
of
priceless
art
from
the
museum
.
•
The
committee
will
investigate
whether
safety
rules
were
broken
.
The
committee
will
investigate
whether
safety
rules
were
broken
.
Late
15th
century
from
Latin
investigare
‘
to
trace
out
’.
The
sense
of
official
inquiry
developed
in
the
19th
century
with
modern
policing
.
gate
verb
-
gate
,
gating
,
gates
,
gated
to
punish
a
student
by
not
allowing
them
to
leave
the
school
or
campus
for
a
period
of
time
.
•
The
headteacher
gated
Liam
for
a
week
after
he
broke
curfew
.
The
headteacher
gated
Liam
for
a
week
after
he
broke
curfew
.
•
If
you
skip
assembly
again
,
they
will
gate
you
over
the
weekend
.
If
you
skip
assembly
again
,
they
will
gate
you
over
the
weekend
.
Originally
British
public-school
slang
from
the
19th
century
,
referring
to
closing
the
school
gate
on
a
student
.