Meanings
verbindagate (third-person singular simple present indagates, present participle indagating, simple past and past participle indagated)
present singular third person indagates · participle present indagating · participle past indagated · past indagated
- obsoletetransitiveto search into, investigate
Origin
- Latinindāgātus
- Englishindagate
First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin indāgātus, perfect passive participle of indāgō (“to search”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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indagate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indagate
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“indagate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indagate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “indagate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indagate.
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