INFUSCATE

infuscate

(verb) darken with a brownish tinge, as of insect wings

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

infuscate (third-person singular simple present infuscates, present participle infuscating, simple past and past participle infuscated)

(transitive) To darken; to make black or obscure.

Adjective

infuscate (comparative more infuscate, superlative most infuscate)

Clouded with brown.

Source: Wiktionary


In*fus"cate, v. t. Etym: [L. infuscatus, p. p. of infuscare; pref. in- in + fuscare to make dark, fr. fuscus dark.]

Definition: To darken; to make black; to obscure.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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