investigated

in-ves-ti-gat-ed · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of investigate; carried out a systematic inquiry to discover facts.

  2. 2.

    Conducted research or study into a subject to discover information.

Related words

Antonyms: ignored, overlooked
See also: investigate, investigating, investigation, investigator
Synonyms: examined, explored, inquired, probed

Etymology

From Latin investigare ("to trace out, search after"), from in- ("in, into") + vestigare ("to track, trace"). Past tense formed by adding -ed.