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adj
Of or pertaining to investigation or an investigation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: investigatory
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Inquisitive; curious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
designed to find information or ascertain facts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: fact-finding, investigatory
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English investigate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English investigative From investigate + -ive.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
