expiscate
[ek-spuh-skeyt, ek-spis-keyt]
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.comverb (used with object), ex·pis·cat·ed, ex·pis·cat·ing. Chiefly Scot.- to find out by thorough and detailed investigation; discover through scrupulous examination.
Origin of expiscate
1605–15; <
Latin expiscātus, past participle of
expiscārī to fish out. See
ex-1,
pisci-,
-ate1 Related formsex·pis·ca·tion, nounex·pis·ca·to·ry [ek-spis-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ɛkˈspɪs kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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