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 only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery