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Aztec and Maya civilizations are household names – but it’s the Olmecs who are the ‘mother culture’ of ancient Mesoamerica
The meaning of INVESTIGATE is to observe or study by close examination and systematic inquiry. How to use investigate in a sentence.
INVESTIGATE definition: 1. to examine a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover the truth: 2. to…. Learn more.
- to search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail. 2. to examine the particulars of so as to learn about something hidden, unique, or complex, esp. in an attempt to find a motive, cause, or culprit: to investigate a murder. 3. to make inquiry, examination, or investigation.
There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb investigate, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
investigate (third-person singular simple present investigates, present participle investigating, simple past and past participle investigated) (transitive) To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
INVESTIGATE definition: to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail. See examples of investigate used in a sentence.