interpellate.
To interrupt (someone) so as to inform or question (that person about something).
Meaning & usage
To interrupt (someone) so as to inform or question (that person about something).
To address (a person) in a way that presupposes a particular identification of them; to give (a person) an identity (which may or may not be accurate).
To question (someone) formally concerning official or governmental policy or business.
Where this word comes from
First attested in 1599; borrowed from Latin interpellātus, perfect passive participle of interpellō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French interpeller.
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