- investigate
- verbADVERB▪ carefully, closely, in detail▪ extensively▪ adequately, fully, properly, thoroughly▪
The allegations have not yet been properly investigated.
▪ actively, vigorously▪He claimed the Army had failed to vigorously investigate the case.
▪ empirically, experimentally, rigorously, scientifically▪ furtherVERB + INVESTIGATE▪ ask sb to, be called in to▪Police have been called in to investigate the complaints.
▪ decide to▪ agree to, pledge to (esp. BrE), promise to▪The company has promised to investigate claims that its products are unsafe.
▪ aim to, be designed to, seek toPREPOSITION▪ for▪He is being investigated for illegal business dealings.
Investigate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑detective, ↑enquiry, ↑journalist, ↑jury, ↑officer, ↑panel, ↑police, ↑prosecutor, ↑research, ↑researcher, ↑studyInvestigate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑abuse, ↑affair, ↑allegation, ↑aspect, ↑case, ↑cause, ↑charge, ↑claim, ↑complaint, ↑corruption, ↑crime, ↑death, ↑disappearance, ↑distribution, ↑effect, ↑effectiveness, ↑extent, ↑feasibility, ↑impact, ↑incidence, ↑incident, ↑influence, ↑irregularity, ↑link, ↑matter, ↑mechanism, ↑misuse, ↑murder, ↑nature, ↑origin, ↑phenomenon, ↑possibility, ↑problem, ↑relationship, ↑report, ↑role, ↑scandal, ↑sighting, ↑subject, ↑utility, ↑validity, ↑violation, ↑workings
Collocations dictionary. 2013.