| inquisitive | | |
| adj. | 1. inquisitive, questioning, speculative, wondering | showing curiosity.; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow" |
| ~ curious | eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns).; "a curious child is a teacher's delight"; "a trap door that made me curious"; "curious investigators"; "traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers"; "curious about the neighbor's doings" |
| adj. | 2. inquisitive | inquiring or appearing to inquire.; "an inquiring look"; "the police are proverbially inquisitive" |
| ~ inquiring | given to inquiry.; "an inquiring mind" |
| interrogate | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. interrogate | transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication. |
| ~ broadcast medium, broadcasting | a medium that disseminates via telecommunications. |
| ~ broadcast, air, transmit, beam, send | broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television.; "We cannot air this X-rated song" |
| v. (communication) | 2. interrogate, question | pose a series of questions to.; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion" |
| ~ ask | address a question to and expect an answer from.; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother" |
| scrutinize | | |
| v. (perception) | 1. scrutinise, scrutinize, size up, take stock | to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail.; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror" |
| ~ examine, see | observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect.; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" |
| v. (cognition) | 2. audit, inspect, scrutinise, scrutinize | examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification.; "audit accounts and tax returns" |
| ~ analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning.; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" |
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