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verbbusticate (third-person singular simple present busticates, present participle busticating, simple past and past participle busticated)
present singular third person busticates · participle present busticating · participle past busticated · past busticated
- colloquialraretransitiveTo break into pieces.
That's Mr. Cordwainer and he'll busticate us for a lark, sir.
2012, Daniel H. Wilson, Amped
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APA
busticate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/busticate
MLA
“busticate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/busticate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “busticate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/busticate.
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