cross-examine

verbinterrogating an opposing witness

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verb interrogating an opposing witness

ask pointed questions
catechize
check
cross-question
debrief
examine
give the third degree
go over with a fine-tooth comb
grill
inquire
interrogate
investigate
pump
put on the hotseat
put the screws to
question
quiz
scrutinize
sweat
third-degree

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ask

verb. question

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cross-examine
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examine
give the third degree
go over
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hunt for
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needle
pick one's brains
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pry into
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put the screws to
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request
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asked

verb. question

buzz
canvass
catechize
challenge
cross-examine
demand
direct
enjoin
examine
give the third degree
go over
grill
hit
hunt for
inquire
institute
interrogate
investigate
needle
pick one's brains
pop the question
pry into
pump
put the screws to
put through the wringer
query
quiz
request
roast
sweat

catechize

verb. instruct and question

ask
cross-examine
drill
educate
examine
grill
inquire
interrogate
query
quiz
teach
train

debrief

verb. question

ask questions
cross-examine
examine
gather intelligence
give the third degree
grill
interrogate
interview
investigate
probe
put through the wringer
quiz
work over

debriefing

verb. question

ask questions
cross-examine
examine
gather intelligence
give the third degree
grill
interrogate
interview
investigate
probe
put through the wringer
quiz
work over

examine

verb. ask questions pointedly

catechize
check
cross-examine
experiment
give the third
give the third degree
grill
inquire
interrogate
judge
measure
pump
put through the wringer
query
quiz
try
try out
weigh

Example Sentences for cross-examine

Now if you are one of my sort, I should like to cross-examine you, but if not I will let you alone.

Age is an ugly subject; she'd better not cross-examine her witnesses there.

Warren declined to cross-examine Donnally, and he was excused.

Warren refused to cross-examine the surgeon, and he was excused.

And he proceeded to cross-examine Mwres on the entire affair.

He's plotting with Germans, or why did Grimm spy on us, and von Brning cross-examine us?

He brightened up a little when Russell rose to cross-examine him.

He was very anxious to cross-examine him on some testimony he had given previously.

As to my pupils, I could not examine and cross-examine every boy.

When Katherine came to cross-examine him, she gazed at him steadily a moment.

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catechize

debrief

debriefing

examine

Synonyms for cross-examine

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