Meanings
verbpervestigate (third-person singular simple present pervestigates, present participle pervestigating, simple past and past participle pervestigated)
present singular third person pervestigates · participle present pervestigating · participle past pervestigated · past pervestigated
- obsoleteTo investigate thoroughly.
Origin
- Latinpervestigatus
- Englishpervestigate
From Latin pervestigatus, past participle of pervestigare.
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pervestigate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pervestigate
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“pervestigate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pervestigate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pervestigate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pervestigate.
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