infuscate
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infuscate
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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”).
verb infuscates · infuscating · infuscated
- To darken; to make black or obscure.
adjective more infuscate · most infuscate
- Clouded with dark shades of brown or black.
