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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | question |
| Synonyms: | ask, catechize, check, cross-examine, examine, give the third degree, grill, inquire, interrogate, investigate, pick one's brains, pump, query, test |
| Antonyms: | answer, reply |
| Main Entry: | ask |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | question |
| Synonyms: | buzz*, canvass, catechize, challenge, cross-examine, demand, direct, enjoin, examine, give the third degree, go over, grill, hit*, hunt for, inquire, institute, interrogate, investigate, needle, pick one's brains, pop the question, pry into, pump, put the screws to, put through the wringer, query, quiz, request, roast, sweat* |
| Antonyms: | answer, claim, command, insist, reply, repudiate, tell |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | catechize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | instruct and question |
| Synonyms: | ask, cross-examine, drill, educate, examine, grill, inquire, interrogate, query, quiz, teach, train |
| Antonyms: | answer, listen |
| Main Entry: | check |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | inspect, examine |
| Synonyms: | analyze, ascertain, audit, balance account, candle, case, compare, confirm, correct, count, enquire about, eyeball, find out, frisk, go through, investigate, keep account, look at, look over, look see, make sure, monitor, note, overlook, probe, prove, quiz, review, scout out, scrutinize, study, take stock, tell, test, try, verify |
| Main Entry: | cross-examine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | interrogating an opposing witness |
| Synonyms: | ask pointed questions, catechize, check, cross-question, debrief, examine, give the third degree, go over with a fine-tooth comb, grill, inquire, interrogate, investigate, pump, put on the hotseat, put the screws to, question, quiz, scrutinize, sweat, third-degree |
| Main Entry: | debrief |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | question |
| Synonyms: | ask questions, cross-examine, examine, gather intelligence, give the third degree, grill, interrogate, interview, investigate, probe, put through the wringer, quiz, work over |
| Main Entry: | deride |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make fun of; insult |
| Synonyms: | banter, chaff, contemn, detract, dis, disdain, disparage, do a number on, dump on, flout, gibe, jeer, jolly, kid, knock, laugh at, lout, mock, pan, pooh-pooh, put down*, quiz, rag, rally, razz, rib, ridicule, roast, scoff, scorn, slam, sneer, taunt, twit |
| Antonyms: | commend, compliment, flatter, praise, revere |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | examine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask questions pointedly |
| Synonyms: | catechize, check, cross-examine, experiment, give the third, give the third degree, grill, inquire, interrogate, judge, measure, pump, put through the wringer, query, quiz, try, try out, weigh |
| Main Entry: | interrogate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask pointed questions |
| Synonyms: | catechize, cross-examine, cross-question, examine, give the third degree, go over, grill, inquire, investigate, pump, put the screws to, put through the wringer, query, question, quiz, roast, sweat out, work over |
| Notes: | question means to challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; interrogate means to examine closely, aggressively, or formally by posing a series of questions to |
| Antonyms: | answer, reply |
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