expiscate

transitive verb

ex·​pis·​cate

ˈekspə̇ˌskāt,

ekˈspiˌs-

-ed/-ing/-s

chiefly Scottish

: to discover by careful examination or investigation : search out

has with much ingenuity endeavored to expiscate the truth

—W. L. Alexander

expiscation

ˌekspəˈskāshən

-(ˌ)spiˈs-

noun

plural -s

chiefly Scottish

Word History

Etymology

Latin expiscatus, past participle of expiscari, from ex- ex- entry 1 + piscari to fish, from piscis fish

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