Standard Lemma guide
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verb
To interrupt (someone) so as to inform or question (that person about something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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verb
To address (a person) in a way that presupposes a particular identification of them; to give (a person) an identity (which may or may not be accurate).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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verb
To question (someone) formally concerning official or governmental policy or business.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: government, politics
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verb
question formally about policy or government business
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: question, query
History
First attested in 1599; borrowed from Latin interpellātus, perfect passive participle of interpellō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French interpeller.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
