inquiro

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

inquīrō sīvī (-sīsse, -sīssent, L.), sītus, ere

1 in + quaero, to seek after, search for : corpus funeris causā inquisitum, L.— To search into, examine, investigate, scrutinize : honestas, quam natura maxime inquirit: omnia ordine, L.: vitia tua, H.: rem inquisitam ad consulem detulit, after investigating it , L.: inquirein ea quae, etc.: patrios in annos, how long the father will live , O.: obstitit oceanus in se simul et in Herculem inquiri, Ta.: quid sit furere, H.: Cui placeas, O.: in eum quid agat inquiritur, etc.—In law, to make an investigation, seek grounds of accusation : diem inquirendi postulare: de rebus capitalibus, Cu.: inquisitum missi de iis, quorum, etc., L.