ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsIinvestigate
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investigate
Meaning: to search for facts or answers
investigate in a sentence
How investigate is used in real sentences:
The science club investigated why one plant grew faster than the others.
The students investigated the strange humming sound by checking every machine in the classroom.
“They came to investigate why insects and plants were thriving inside.”
— from the passage Life Under Glass
Synonyms for investigate
Other words for investigate — research, probe and examine — carry the same meaning.
- research
- probe
- examine
Antonyms of investigate
Words that mean the opposite of investigate:
- ignore
- neglect
Where it comes from
From Latin investigare 'to track or trace out'
Memory hook
Investigators follow clues to uncover facts.
Practice investigate in the app