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infuscate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-fus-cate
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To darken; to make black or obscure.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

adj

Clouded with dark shades of brown or black.

Etymology

The verb is first attested in 1650, the adjective in 1826; borrowed from Latin īnfuscātus, perfect passive participle of īnfuscō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + fuscō (“to make dark”), from fuscus (“dark”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

infuscates (present, singular) infuscating (participle, present) infuscated (participle, past) infuscated (past) more infuscate (comparative) most infuscate (superlative)

Questions

What does infuscate mean?
To darken; to make black or obscure.
Where does infuscate come from?
The verb is first attested in 1650, the adjective in 1826; borrowed from Latin īnfuscātus, perfect passive participle of īnfuscō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + fuscō (“to make dark”), from fuscus (“dark”).

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