QUESTION (3)

Ques″tion, v. t. 1. 1. To inquire of by asking questions; to examine by interrogatories; as, to question a witness.
2. 2. To doubt of; to be uncertain of; to query.
And most we question what we most desire. Prior. 3. 3. To raise a question about; to call in question; to make objection to. “But have power and right to question thy bold entrance on this place.” Milton.
4. 4. To talk to; to converse with.
With many holiday and lady terms he questioned me. Shak. Syn. — To ask; interrogate; catechise; doubt; controvert; dispute. — Question, Inquire, Interrogate. To inquire is merely to ask for information, and implies no authority in the one who asks. To interrogate is to put repeated questions in a formal or systematic fashion to elicit some particular fact or facts. To question has a wider sense than to interrogate, and often implies an attitude of distrust or opposition on the part of the questioner.