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expiscate

[ ek-spuh-skeyt, ek-spis-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

, Chiefly Scot.
, ex·pis·cat·ed, ex·pis·cat·ing.
  1. to find out by thorough and detailed investigation; discover through scrupulous examination.

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Other Words From

  • expis·cation noun
  • ex·pis·ca·to·ry [ek-, spis, -k, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of expiscate1

1605–15; < Latin expiscātus, past participle of expiscārī to fish out. See ex- 1, pisci-, -ate 1

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