I.v. dep. a. (lit., to fish out; hence, trop.), to search out, find out (perh. only vulg.; “syn.: rimor, perscrutor, scrutor, indago, investigo, quaero): proinde expiscare, quasi non nosses,” Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 35: “nescis me ab illo omnia expiscatum?” Cic. Fam. 9, 19, 1: “simul atque audivit, a philosopho voluptatem tantopere laudari, nihil expiscatus est,” he asked, inquired no further, id. Pis. 28, 69.
ex-piscor , ātus, 1,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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