Meaning

1 senses

  1. To administer a polygraph test to.

    The FBI polygraphed the suspect but learned nothing because they already knew he was lying.

Examples

22 sentences

  1. Would you mind taking a polygraph test?

    ruВы не будете против проверки на детекторе лжи? — odexed

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  2. Tom refused to take a polygraph test.

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  3. Tom failed the polygraph test.

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  4. Tom was given a polygraph.

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  5. Sami was given a polygraph exam.

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Origin

From poly- + -graph.

From poly- + -graph.

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Forms

polygraphs, polygraphing, polygraphed, polygraphed
Base formpolygraph · to polygraph
3rd person singularpolygraphs
Present participlepolygraphing
Past simplepolygraphed
Past participlepolygraphed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypolygraph
he, she, itpolygraphs

Past simpleLesson

all personspolygraphed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave polygraphed
he, she, ithas polygraphed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill polygraph

Word family

3 related words
Relatedtruth serumdigraphtrigraph

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
polygamypolyglotpolygonpolymathpolymerpolynomial
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