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expiscate
[ ek-spuh-skeyt, ek-spis-keyt ]
/ ˈɛk spəˌskeɪt, ɛkˈspɪs keɪt /
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verb (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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM expiscate
ex·pis·ca·tion, nounex·pis·ca·to·ry [ek-spis-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ɛkˈspɪs kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveWords nearby expiscate
expiration, expiration date, expiratory, expire, expiry, expiscate, explain, explain away, explainer, explain oneself, explanate
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