Expiscate

/ɛkˈspɪskeɪt/ verb

Definition

To try to catch or extract something by fishing, or to discover something hidden through patient searching or skillful questioning.

Etymology

From Latin expiscari: ex- 'out' + piscari 'to fish,' literally meaning to fish out. The word evolved metaphorically to mean extracting information or discovering concealed facts.

Kelly Says

Expiscate is one of English's most delightfully obscure verbs—it means to 'fish out' secrets, which is exactly what skillful lawyers and detectives do when they extract confessions or hidden truths through careful questioning!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በአይነት እንደሚያስኼም
be a-ynet en-de-mi-ya-as-kem
ARالعربية
شرح تفصيلي
sharh ta-f-si-li
BNবাংলা
বিস্তারিত ব্যাখ্যা
bi-sta-arit bya-khya
CACatalà
explicar amb detalls
ehk-spli-kar amb de-tai-ls
CSČeština
podrobně vysvětlit
po-drob-ne vys-ve-t-lit
DADansk
forklare i detaljer
for-kla-re i de-tai-ler
DEDeutsch
detailliert erklären
de-tail-liert ehk-splai-ren
ELΕλληνικά
εξηγήστε λεπτομερώς
eh-sigh-eh-ste le-pto-me-ros
ESEspañol
explicar detalladamente
ehk-spli-kar de-ta-ya-da-men-te
FAفارسی
به جزئیات توضیح دهید
beh ja-z-i-at to-zih-e de-yid
FISuomi
selittää yksityiskohtia
se-li-tet-ta yksityi-sko-hi
FRFrançais
expliquer en détail
ehk-spli-ker en de-tai
GUGU
વિગતવાર સમજાવવું
vi-gat-va-ar sa-ma-ja-av-vu
HAHA
bayan a cikin fassarar
ba-yan a ci-kin fa-sa-rar
HEעברית
להסביר בפירוט
le-has-vir bi-pi-rot
HIहिन्दी
विवरण से बताना
vi-bha-ran se ba-ta-na
HUMagyar
részletesen magyarázni
res-zletes-en ma-gyara-zni
IDBahasa Indonesia
jelaskan secara detail
je-kla-san se-ka-ra de-tai-l
IGIG
kparịta
kpa-ri-ta
ITItaliano
spiegare in dettaglio
s-pje-ga-re in de-tai-lo
JA日本語
詳しく説明する
ku-ru-ku se-plain-suru
KKKK
сұранысты жайып анықтау
su-ra-nysty jayyp a-nyq-ta-u
KMKM
បរិយាយពង្រីក
pa-ri-ya-y pong-rei-k
KO한국어
자세히 설명하다
ja-se-hi se-myeon-ha-da
MRMR
विवरणाने सांगायचे
vi-bha-ra-na-ane sa-nga-ay-che
MSBahasa Melayu
jelaskan secara terperinci
je-kla-san se-ka-ra te-per-sin-ci
MYမြန်မာ
ရှင်းလင်းပြုပါ
shin-lin-ping-pu-pa
NLNederlands
uitgebreid verklaren
uit-ge-breid ver-kla-ren
NONorsk
forklare i detalj
for-kla-re i de-tail
PAPA
ਵਿਸ्तृत ]=='
vis-t-rut
PLPolski
wyjaśnić szczegółowo
vya-s-ni-t she-ro-go-wo
PTPortuguês
explicar em detalhes
ehk-spli-kar em de-tai-lis
RORomână
explica în detaliu
ehk-spli-ka in de-tai-lu
RUРусский
объяснить подробно
ob-yas-nit po-drob-no
SVSvenska
förklara i detalj
for-kla-ra i de-tail
SWKiswahili
eleza kwa undani
e-le-za kwa un-da-ni
TAதமிழ்
விரிவாக விளக்கு
vi-ri-va-ga vi-la-kku
TEతెలుగు
వ్యవహారం వివరించండి
vy-va-ha-ra-m vi-va-ri-n-chan-di
THไทย
อธิบายอย่างละเอียด
a-thi-bai ya-ang de-tai-lai
TLTL
ipaliwanag nang detalyado
i-pa-li-wan-ag nang de-ta-li-ado
TRTürkçe
detaylı bir şekilde açıklamak
de-tay-li bir se-y-deh a-k-la-mak
UKУкраїнська
роз'яснити детально
roz-s-jas-nit de-tai-lno
URاردو
تفصیل سے وضاحت
tafsil se wo-z-a-hat
VITiếng Việt
giải thích chi tiết
ghai-thi-ch chi-tiet
YOYO
ṣàájú àwọn ìtọ́jú
sa-a-ju awon i-to-ju
ZH中文
详细解释
xiang-xi ji-shi
ZUZU
chaza ngokusebenzisa izimangaliso
cha-za ngok-u-se-ben-zi-sa iz-i-man-ga-li-so

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