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infuscate en · ADJ

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”).

Meanings

  1. Clouded with dark shades of brown or black.

Forms

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more infuscate Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most infuscate Degree=Sup lexicographic

infuscate en · VERB

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”).

Meanings

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

Forms

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infuscating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
infuscated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
infuscated Tense=Past lexicographic
infuscates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Translations (1)

es infuscar (Translations)