What's the difference between interpel and interpellate?

Interpel


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To interrupt, break in upon, or intercede with.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Efforts to found a special veterinary school in Prague date back to the beginning of the 19th century; more than 20 petitions and interpellations concerning the establishment of such a school had been presented to the Bohemian Diet and the Imperial Parliament since 1841.

Interpellate


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To question imperatively, as a minister, or other executive officer, in explanation of his conduct; -- generally on the part of a legislative body.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Efforts to found a special veterinary school in Prague date back to the beginning of the 19th century; more than 20 petitions and interpellations concerning the establishment of such a school had been presented to the Bohemian Diet and the Imperial Parliament since 1841.

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