11 Letter Words for Investigate
investigate
10 Letter Words for Investigate
estivating, negativist
9 Letter Words for Investigate
agentives, evitating, genitives, gentisate, gestative, ingestive, instigate, naiveties, negatives, tantivies, vignettes
8 Letter Words for Investigate
agentive, anisette, aviettes, eavesing, entities, envisage, estating, estivage, estivate, evansite, evitates, gaieties, genitive, gentiest, invitees, naivetes, nativist, navettes, negative, sagenite, satinite, settaine, steeving, tangeite, tangiest, tastevin, tentages, tetanies, vanities, vegasite, vegetant, vegetist, veiniest, ventages, ventiges, vestigia, vignette, vintages, visitant, visitate, vistaing, vitiates
7 Letter Words for Investigate
aetites, attinge, avenges, aviette, easting, eatings, enstate, estevin, etesian, evisite, evitate, eviting, gainest, gainset, gattine, genetta, genevas, genista, gestant, gestate, ignites, inesite, ingates, ingesta, instate, invitee, invites, isatine, naivest, naivete, naivist, naivite, natives, navette, neatest, negates, nestage, nieveta, satient, satinet, seating, senaite, setting, sienite, sieving, signate, sinaite, sitient, sittine, sitting, sivaite, stating, stative, staving, steatin, stiving, taenite, tagetes, tangies, tanties, tasting, teasing, teeting, teniate, tensive, tentage, testing, tievine, tiniest, tintage, titanis, titians, tsigane, vagient, vainest, vatting, veinage, venesia, venetia, venites, ventage, ventige, vesigia, vestige, vesting, vetting, vinetta, viniest, vintage, visaing, viseing, visitee, vitasti, vitiate
6 Letter Words for Investigate
ageist, agenes, agents, astint, astite, atveen, avenge, easing, eating, egesta, enates, ensate, enseat, enties, envies, estang, estate, estive, etages, ettins, events, evites, gainst, gaitts, ganevs, gatten, geneat, genets, geneva, genies, gentes, gesten, giants, ginete, gisant, gittin, givees, givens, ignite, ingate, ingest, insite, invest, invite, isatin, naigie, naives, native, navete, navies, navite, negate, neives, nieves, sagene, sainte, sangei, santee, santii, sateen, satine, sating, sative, sattie, savine, saving, seeing, seitan, seiten, senage, senate, senega, seniti, setnet, sigint, signee, signet, siting, sittee, sitten, stagne, statin, steane, stenia, steven, stevia, stieve, stinge, taeing, tainte, taints, tangie, tangis, tanist, tantie, tasten, taties, teaing, teeing, teetan, tenets, tenges, teniae, tenias, tentie, tienta, tinage, tineas, tinges, tinies, tintie, tisane, titans, titian, titien, vangee, veenas, vegans, vegies, veneti, venges, venise, venite, vigias, vinage, vineae, visage, vising, visita, visite, vitita, vittae
5 Letter Words for Investigate
aegis, agene, agent, agete, agist, ainee, aitis, angst, anise, antes, antis, atees, ating, avens, avine, eaten, eaves, eevns, egest, eigne, enage, enate, enets, entea, entia, entsi, entte, etage, etang, etens, etnas, ettin, evang, evans, evase, evens, event, evets, evite, gaine, gains, gaist, gaits, gaitt, ganev, gants, gates, geans, gease, geast, geats, geest, geisa, geist, geits, genae, genas, genes, genet, genie, genii, genit, gents, geste, getas, giant, gites, givee, given, gives, givin, gnast, gnats, ignis, insea, insee, inset, intis, intsv, ivies, naeve, naevi, naive, nates, naves, navet, navig, navis, neats, negev, neist, neive, netes, nevat, neves, nevis, niais, nieve, nisei, nitta, saine, saint, sanit, satin, savin, seave, segni, seige, seine, sengi, senit, sente, senti, setae, seven, siege, siena, sient, sieva, sieve, signa, sinai, singe, sitta, sivan, snite, stage, staig, stain, stane, stang, state, stave, stean, steen, stein, steng, stent, steve, stine, sting, stint, stite, stive, taigs, tains, taint, taise, taits, tangi, tangs, tanti, taste, tates, tatie, tatin, tease, teats, teave, teens, teest, teise, tenai, tenes, tenet, tenga, tenge, tenia, tense, tents, testa, teste, tevet, tiang, tiens, tiges, tinea, tines, tinge, tingi, tings, tinta, tints, titan, titis, tsine, vanes, vangs, vants, vates, veena, vegan, vegas, veges, vegie, veins, venae, venge, venie, venta, vents, vesta, viage, vigas, vigia, vigna, vinas, vinea, vines, vinet, vingt, vinta, vints, visie, visit, visna, visne, vista, vitae, vitis, vitta
4 Letter Words for Investigate
agee, agen, ages, aget, agin, agit, agni, agst, aine, ains, aint, aits, anes, anet, anis, ansi, ante, anti, ants, asin, ates, atis, atte, attn, aves, avie, avis, eans, ease, east, eats, eave, eevn, eine, enes, engs, ense, esne, etas, etat, eten, etna, even, eves, evet, gaen, gaes, gaet, gain, gait, gane, gant, gast, gate, gats, gatt, gave, gean, geat, gees, geet, gein, geit, gena, gene, gens, gent, gest, geta, gets, gien, gies, gins, gise, gist, gite, gits, give, gnat, inga, inia, init, inst, inta, inti, invt, isnt, itai, itas, ivin, nagi, nags, naig, nais, nasi, nast, nats, nave, navi, neat, neet, negs, nese, nest, nete, neti, nets, neve, nevi, ngai, nies, nisi, nist, nits, sage, sain, sane, sang, sant, sate, sati, save, sean, seat, seen, seit, sena, sene, sent, seta, sett, seve, sian, sien, sign, sina, sine, sing, sita, site, siti, siva, snag, snee, snig, snit, stag, stat, steg, sten, stet, stge, stie, taen, tags, taig, tain, tais, tait, tane, tang, tans, tate, tats, tave, tavs, tean, teas, teat, teen, tees, teet, tega, tegs, tene, teng, tens, tent, test, tete, tets, tien, ties, tige, tigs, tine, ting, tins, tint, tite, titi, tits, tsia, vaes, vage, vagi, vain, vane, vang, vans, vant, vase, vast, vats, veen, vees, vega, vein, vena, vent, vese, vest, veta, vets, vias, vies, viga, vigs, vina, vine, vins, vint, visa, vise, vita, vite
3 Letter Words for Investigate
aes, age, ags, agt, ain, ais, ait, ane, ans, ant, ase, asg, ast, ate, att, ave, avg, avn, ean, eas, eat, eeg, een, ene, eng, ens, env, ese, est, eta, eve, evg, gan, gas, gat, gee, gen, get, gie, gin, gis, git, gns, gte, gtt, ign, ing, ins, int, inv, ise, isn, ist, ita, its, iva, ive, nae, nag, nas, nat, nav, nea, nee, neg, nei, net, nie, nig, nis, nit, sag, sai, san, sat, sav, sea, see, seg, sei, sen, set, sie, sig, sin, sit, sta, stg, tag, tai, tan, tas, tat, tav, tea, tee, teg, ten, tes, tet, tgn, tgt, tie, tig, tin, tis, tit, tng, tnt, tsi, tst, vae, vag, van, vas, vat, vee, veg, vei, vet, via, vie, vig, vii, vin, vis
Definitions for Investigate
[1] to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
[2] to search out and examine the particulars of in an attempt to learn the facts about something hidden, unique, or complex, especially in an attempt to find a motive, cause, or culprit: The police are investigating the murder.
[3] to make inquiry, examination, or investigation.
[4] to inquire into (a situation or problem, esp a crime or death) thoroughly; examine systematically, esp in order to discover the truth
Words related to Investigate
search, inspect, consider, explore, study, probe, question, scrutinize, interrogate, examine, review, prospect, spy, scout, tap, frisk, inquire, dig, research, read
Words nearby Investigate
invertin, invertor, invest, investable, investigable, investigate, investigation, investigative new drug, investigator, investing cartilage, investitive
Origin of Investigate
1500–10; < Latin investīgātus, past participle of investīgāre to follow a trail, search out. See in-2, vestige, -ate1
Other words from Investigate
in·ves·ti·ga·tive , in·ves·ti·ga·to·ry [in-ves -ti-guh -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ɪnˈvɛs tɪ gəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ , adjective
in·ves·ti·ga·tor , noun
pre·in·ves·ti·gate , verb, pre·in·ves·ti·gat·ed, pre·in·ves·ti·gat·ing.
pre·in·ves·ti·ga·tor , noun
qua·si-in·ves·ti·gat·ed , adjective
re·in·ves·ti·gate , verb, re·in·ves·ti·gat·ed, re·in·ves·ti·gat·ing.
un·in·ves·ti·gat·ed , adjective
un·in·ves·ti·gat·ing , adjective
un·in·ves·ti·ga·tive , adjective
un·in·ves·ti·ga·to·ry , adjective
well-in·ves·ti·gat·ed , adjective
Word origin for Investigate
C16: from Latin investīgāre to search after, from in- ² + vestīgium track; see vestige
Synonyms for Investigate
consider, examine, explore, inspect, interrogate, probe, question, review, scrutinize, search, study, bug, case, delve, dig, eyeball, frisk, inquire, muckrake, poke, prospect, pry, read, reconnoiter, research, scout, sift, spy, tap, wiretap, be all ears, check out, check over, check up, feel out, give the once over, go into, inquisite, listen in, look into, look over, look-see, make inquiry, nose around, put to the test, run down, stake out