The ongoing process of fishing out or extracting something, especially information or secrets, through patient investigation or questioning.
Present participle of expiscate. The -ing suffix denotes the continuous action of fishing or searching for something hidden.
Imagine a detective persistently expiscating details from a reluctant witness—the word perfectly captures that fishing-like patience required to draw out hidden truths.
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