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investigate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of INVESTIGATE

to search through or into <experts investigating new ways of dealing with the problem>

Synonyms delve (into), dig (into), examine, inquire (into), investigate, look (into), probe, research

Related Words inspect, sift, study, view; browse, cruise, peruse, scan, skim (through), surf, thumb (through); coinvestigate, reinvestigate

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