infuscate

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verb

To darken; to make black or obscure.

OriginLatin īnfuscātus →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person infuscates · participle present infuscating · participle past infuscated · past infuscated

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo darken; to make black or obscure.
adjectiveinfuscate (comparative more infuscate, superlative most infuscate)

comparative more infuscate · superlative most infuscate

  1. biologyClouded with dark shades of brown or black.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
blackendenigrate

Origin

  1. Latinīnfuscātus
  2. Englishinfuscate

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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Translations

Spanish infuscar
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APA

infuscate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infuscate

MLA

“infuscate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infuscate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infuscate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infuscate.

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