Ex-písʹcāte, v. t.

(117), v. t. [Lat. expiscari, expiscatum, to fish out, from ex, out of, from, and piscari, to fish, from piscis, fish.] To fish out; to ascertain or acquire by artful or underhand means. “To expiscate principles or methods.” [Rare.] Nichol.

*Expiscating if the renowned extreme They force on us will serve their turn. Chapman*.