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expiscatory

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ex⋅pis⋅cate

  [ek-spuh-skeyt, ek-spis-keyt]
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–verb (used with object), -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing. Chiefly Scot.
to find out by thorough and detailed investigation; discover through scrupulous examination.
Origin:
1605–15; < L expiscātus, ptp. of expiscārī to fish out. See ex- 1 , pisci-, -ate 1

Related forms:
ex⋅pis⋅ca⋅tion, noun
ex⋅pis⋅ca⋅to⋅ry  [ek-spis-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
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