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What is the verb for inquisitive?

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inquire
  1. (US) To ask (about something).
  2. To make an inquiry or an investigation.
  3. (obsolete) To call; to name.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. question, grill, interrogate, query, quiz, ask, catechize, probe, interview, pry, cross-examine, ask questions of, hit up, make inquiries, request information, seek information, request information of, seek information of, ask questions, seek answers, investigate, sound out, examine, pump, sweat, check, cross-question, enquire, put through the wringer, give the third degree, find out, inquire of, put questions to, canvass, debrief, roast, go over, pick one's brains, work over, put the screws to, put the screws on, put through the mangle, give the third degree to, put through the third degree, press, see, scrutinize, seek an answer, put out feelers, scrutinise … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “After talking things through we wandered back upstairs to inquire about our boy.”
      “And open-minded curiosity and the courage to inquire deeply are both qualities that, when cultivated, can provide fertile soil for positive change.”
      “Click on a region for a more localized map, then inquire about availability.”
enquire
  1. (intransitive) To make an enquiry.
  2. (transitive, archaic) To ask about (something).
  3. Synonyms:
      4. ask, make enquiries, ask questions, request information, pose a question, want to know, look to someone for answers, query, inquire, question, find out, interrogate, check, press, investigate, canvass, probe, seek an answer, make inquiries, request information of, seek information of, seek information, sound out, put out feelers, test the waters, ask around, demand, challenge, see, explore, make enquiries as to, confirm, quiz, grill, interview, scrutinize, examine, cross-examine, inquisition, pump, catechize, go over, hit, put a question to, cross-question, feel out, hit up, enquire of, roast, scrutinise … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Others write to enquire about old friends, or to do genealogical research.”
      “We are keen to enquire into the issues raised so that we can make appropriate recommendations.”
      “It does not really take very much time over a family lunch to begin to enquire about one's forebears.”
inquisition
  1. (obsolete) To make inquisition concerning; to inquire into.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. ask, enquire, query, question, quiz, interrogate, grill, inquire, interview, probe, examine, investigate, press, scrutinise, scrutinize, canvass, catechize, check, cross-examine, pump, cross-question, enquire of, feel out, find out, go over, hit, hit up, make inquiries, needle, put a question to, request information, request information of, roast, seek an answer, seek information, seek information of, sound out, sweat, want to know, buzz, inquire of, pick one's brains, put out feelers, test, test the waters, pop the question, pry into, put the screws to, put through the wringer, work over … more
enquiring
  1. present participle of enquire
  2. Synonyms:
      3. asking, making enquiries, asking questions, requesting information, posing a question, wanting to know, looking to someone for answers, querying, inquiring, questioning, finding out, interrogating, checking, pressing, investigating, canvassing, probing, requesting information of, making inquiries, seeking information, seeking information of, sounding out, seeking an answer, putting out feelers, testing the waters, asking around, challenging, demanding, seeing, exploring, confirming, making enquiries as to, quizzing, interviewing, grilling, examining, scrutinizing, catechizing, inquisitioning, cross-examining, pumping, going over, putting a question to, enquiring of, needling, hitting up, roasting, hitting, cross-questioning, feeling out … more
inquere
  1. Obsolete form of enquire.
inquires
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inquire
  2. Synonyms:
      3. challenges, contests, defies, denounces, opposes, confronts, queries, argues, calls out, counters, disputes, questions, rebuts, refutes, contradicts, debates, disproves, enquires, negates, objects to, stands up to, battles, calls in question, faces down, fights, impugns, interrogates, investigates, litigates, tests, accosts, addresses, calls into question, combats, contends, controverts, demurs against, denies, disagrees with, impeaches, oppugns, protests against, remonstrates, resists, tackles, take issue with, takes exception to, undermines, comes to blows with, demurs about … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Baker inquires into the meaning and purpose of common hesitative interjections in the speech of testees responding to word association tests.”
      “Any new fan who inquires further into the obstacles he met will I hope be shaken to the core by the venomous snobbery that stood in his way.”
      “They belly up to the coffee bar and a barista with a padlock through his nose inquires what they want.”
enquires
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enquire
  2. Synonyms:
      3. challenges, contests, defies, denounces, opposes, confronts, queries, argues, calls out, counters, disputes, questions, rebuts, refutes, contradicts, debates, disproves, negates, objects to, stands up to, battles, calls in question, faces down, fights, impugns, inquires, interrogates, investigates, litigates, tests, accosts, addresses, calls into question, combats, contends, controverts, demurs against, denies, disagrees with, impeaches, oppugns, protests against, remonstrates, resists, tackles, take issue with, takes exception to, undermines, comes to blows with, demurs about … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “During this time anyone who enquires about your registration will be told that you have a caution on your record.”
      “At this point their back door slides open and a groggy looking eldest son enquires of me as to what I think I'm doing.”
      “A few enquires revealed that there was a Brethren in Christ church fellowshipping at Masuku School.”
inqueres
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inquere
enquireth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of enquire
inquisitioned
  1. simple past tense and past participle of inquisition
  2. Synonyms:
      3. asked, enquired, queried, questioned, quizzed, grilled, interrogated, interviewed, probed, examined, inquired, investigated, pressed, prest, scrutinized, canvassed, catechized, checked, cross-examined, pumped, cross-questioned, enquired of, felt out, found out, hit, hit up, made inquiries, needled, put a question to, requested information, requested information of, roasted, scrutinised, sought an answer, sought information, sought information of, sounded out, sweat, sweated, wanted to know, went over, buzzed, inquired of, picked one's brains, put out feelers, tested, tested the waters, popped the question, pried into, put the screws to … more
enquirest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of enquire
inquired
  1. simple past tense and past participle of inquire
  2. Synonyms:
      3. determined, asked, checked, ascertained, found out, queried, canvassed, clarified, enquired, investigated, learned, learnt, probed, questioned, examined, sweat, put through the wringer, interrogated, grilled, quizzed, put questions to, scrutinized, catechized, explored, scrutinised, cross-examined, sounded out, interviewed, pumped, researched, analysed, sweated, analyzed, cross-questioned, hit up, put the screws to, looked into, put the screws on, put through the mangle, put through the third degree, studied, inquired of, inspected, sought an answer, put out feelers, hit, made inquiries, worked over, reviewed, debriefed … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “He visited the langars put up by voluntary groups and inquired about the eatables provided to the yatries.”
      “Ryan inquired with false innocence, in a particularly piteous attempt to play dumb.”
      “I inquired on how to do that and he told me that I was welcome to watch and learn if I so desired.”
inquered
  1. simple past tense and past participle of inquere
enquired
  1. simple past tense and past participle of enquire
  2. Synonyms:
      3. asked, queried, questioned, quizzed, grilled, interrogated, interviewed, probed, examined, inquired, investigated, pressed, prest, scrutinized, canvassed, catechized, checked, cross-examined, inquisitioned, pumped, cross-questioned, enquired of, felt out, found out, hit, hit up, made inquiries, needled, put a question to, requested information, requested information of, roasted, scrutinised, sought an answer, sought information, sought information of, sounded out, sweat, sweated, wanted to know, went over, buzzed, inquired of, picked one's brains, put out feelers, tested, tested the waters, popped the question, pried into, put the screws to … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The duke was a very kind-hearted, amiable man who always enquired after his servants' well-being.”
      “Instead, she smiled at Dan in a friendly manner, enquired after his health and then left well-enough alone.”
      “The next day, the Inspector and a few policemen visited the farm and enquired about the matter.”
inquisitioning
  1. present participle of inquisition
  2. Synonyms:
      3. asking, enquiring, querying, questioning, quizzing, interrogating, grilling, inquiring, interviewing, probing, examining, investigating, pressing, scrutinising, scrutinizing, canvassing, catechizing, checking, cross-examining, pumping, cross-questioning, enquiring of, feeling out, finding out, going over, hitting, hitting up, making inquiries, needling, putting a question to, requesting information, requesting information of, roasting, seeking an answer, seeking information, seeking information of, sounding out, sweating, wanting to know, buzzing, inquiring of, picking one's brains, putting out feelers, testing, testing the waters, popping the question, prying into, putting the screws to, putting through the wringer, working over … more
inquering
  1. present participle of inquere
inquiring
  1. present participle of inquire
  2. Synonyms:
      3. questioning, grilling, interrogating, querying, quizzing, asking, catechizing, probing, interviewing, prying, cross-examining, asking questions of, hitting up, making inquiries, requesting information, seeking information, requesting information of, seeking information of, asking questions, seeking answers, investigating, sounding out, examining, pumping, sweating, checking, cross-questioning, enquiring, putting through the wringer, giving the third degree, finding out, inquiring of, putting questions to, canvassing, debriefing, roasting, going over, picking one's brains, working over, putting the screws to, giving the third degree to, putting through the mangle, putting the screws on, putting through the third degree, pressing, seeing, scrutinizing, seeking an answer, putting out feelers, scrutinising … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “An interactive exhibition which will captive inquiring minds with hands of fun and equipment to test and explore the wonders of science.”
      “A French judge has been inquiring into the alleged bribes for the past two years.”
      “He says Granta's mix of modern fiction and inquiring journalism is going down well.”
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