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† eˈvestigate, v. Obs.—0 [f. L. ēvestīgāt-us, pple. f. ē out + vestīgāre to track, discover. Cf. investigate.] trans. To seek out, search after, follow in the track of.
1656–81in Blount Glossogr. 1721–1800in Bailey; hence in Craig, etc. Hence eˈvestigated ppl. a. eˌvestiˈgation, a searching out, an investigation.
1775Ash, Evestigated, searched out. 1658Phillips, Evestigation, an earnest seeking after. 1721–1800in Bailey. |