Meanings
verbreinvestigate (third-person singular simple present reinvestigates, present participle reinvestigating, simple past and past participle reinvestigated)
present singular third person reinvestigates · participle present reinvestigating · participle past reinvestigated · past reinvestigated · alternative re-investigate
- To investigate again
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishinvestigate
- Englishreinvestigate
From re- + investigate.
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APA
reinvestigate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinvestigate
MLA
“reinvestigate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinvestigate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reinvestigate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinvestigate.
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