Expiscate

Expiscate
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 has with much ingenuity endeavored to expiscate the truth which may be involved in them. --W. L. Alexander. [1913 Webster]


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  • 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 —   v.t. fish or search out.    ♦ expiscation,    ♦ expiscator, n.    ♦ expiscatory, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • expiscate — …   Useful english dictionary

  • expiscatory — ekˈspiskəˌtōri adjective chiefly Scotland : tending to expiscate : searching …   Useful english dictionary

  • expiscation — noun see expiscate …   Useful english dictionary

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