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
W. L. Alexander expiscation noun
ˌekspəˈskāshən
-(ˌ)spiˈs-
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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