Synonyms for investigate
ɪnˈvɛs tɪˌgeɪtin·ves·ti·gate

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1. investigate, look intoverb

   investigate scientifically

   "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese"

   Synonyms:
   inquire, check into, check out, enquire, look into, suss out, check over, check, check up on, go over

2. investigate, inquire, enquireverb

   conduct an inquiry or investigation of

   "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"

   Synonyms:
   inquire, ask, look into, wonder, enquire

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1. • Examine

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1. investigateverb

   Synonyms:
   examine, scrutinize, canvass, study, sift, consider, overhaul, explore, probe, dissect, look into, search out, search into, inquire into, follow up

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1. investigateverb

   Synonyms:
   probe, sift, examine

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1. List of paraphrases for "investigate":

   investigating, investigation, examine, explore, survey, inquire, inquiry, investigations, study, enquiries, consider, research, investigates, surveys, investigative, analyse

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How to use investigate in a sentence?

1. Alexander Vindman:

   I did not think it was proper to demand that a foreign government investigate a U.S. citizen.

2. Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung:

   Some of it is hyperbole and some of it is fact. Let the ethics council investigate it.

3. House Judiciary Committee:

   There is growing evidence that a handful of corporations have come to capture an outsized share of online commerce and communications, this information is key in helping determine whether anticompetitive behavior is occurring, whether our antitrust enforcement agencies should investigate specific issues and whether or not our antitrust laws need improvement to better promote competition in the digital markets.

4. Ian Sterling:

   And we're working with our federal partners and others to really investigate what happened here. We want to know so it doesn't happen again, this is a really rare occurrence at Washington State Ferries.

5. Mark Klein:

   We probably won't operate the mine for the rest of the week as we investigate the cause.