- expiscate
- v.t. fish or search out.♦ expiscation,♦ expiscator, n.♦ expiscatory, a.
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Expiscate — Ex*pis cate, v. t. [L. expiscatus, p. p. of expiscari to fish out; ex out+piscari to fish, piscis fish.] To fish out; to find out by skill or laborious investigation; to search out. To expiscate principles. [R.] Nichol. [1913 Webster] Dr. Burton… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expiscate — expiscation, n. expiscatory /ek spis keuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /ek speuh skayt , ek spis kayt/, v.t., expiscated, expiscating. Chiefly Scot. to find out by thorough and detailed investigation; discover through scrupulous examination. [1605 15; … Universalium
expiscate — ex·pis·cate … English syllables
expiscate — … Useful english dictionary
expiscatory — ekˈspiskəˌtōri adjective chiefly Scotland : tending to expiscate : searching … Useful english dictionary
expiscation — noun see expiscate … Useful english dictionary
