Associations to the word «Interpellate»

Wiktionary

INTERPELLATE, verb. (obsolete) To interrupt (someone) so as to inform or question (that person about something).
INTERPELLATE, verb. (philosophy) 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).
INTERPELLATE, verb. (transitive) (chiefly politics) To question (someone) formally concerning official or governmental policy or business.

Dictionary definition

INTERPELLATE, verb. Question formally about policy or government business.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras