interpellate

/ษชn.หˆtษœษน.pษ™.หŒleษชt/

IPA: /IH0 N T ER0 P EH1 L IH0 T/

verb
  1. 1

    To interrupt (someone) so as to inform or question (that person about something).

  2. 2

    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).

  3. 3

    To question (someone) formally concerning official or governmental policy or business.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/interpellate