Inquire of
Inquire of verb - To put a question or questions to.
Usage example: casually inquired of the neighbors the identity of the house's previous owner
Pump and inquire of are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pump" instead a verb phrase "Inquire of".
Pump
Pump verb - To make short up-and-down movements.
Mutual synonyms
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Pump and Inquire of. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/inquire_of/pump
Inquire of & Pump. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/inquire_of/pump>.
Pump or Inquire of. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/inquire_of/pump.
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