Investigation vs. Investigate

Investigationnoun

The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination

Investigationnoun

The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or thorough inquiry or examination; as, the investigations of the philosopher and the mathematician; the investigations of the judge, the moralist.

Investigationnoun

an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities;

Investigationnoun

the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

Investigationnoun

the action of investigating something or someone; formal or systematic examination or research

Investigationnoun

a formal inquiry or systematic study

Investigateverb

(transitive) To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.

Investigateverb

(transitive) To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret.

Investigateverb

(intransitive) To conduct an inquiry or examination.

Investigateverb

To follow up step by step by patient inquiry or observation; to trace or track mentally; to search into; to inquire and examine into with care and accuracy; to find out by careful inquisition; as, to investigate the causes of natural phenomena.

Investigateverb

To pursue a course of investigation and study; to make investigation.

Investigateverb

investigate scientifically;

Investigateverb

conduct an inquiry or investigation of;

Investigateverb

carry out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of (an incident, allegation, etc.) so as to establish the truth

Investigateverb

carry out research or study into (a subject or problem, typically one in a scientific or academic field)

Investigateverb

make inquiries as to the character, activities, or background of (someone)

Investigateverb

make a check to find out something