"busticate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈbʌstɪˌkeɪt/ [US] Forms: busticates [present, singular, third-person], busticating [participle, present], busticated [participle, past], busticated [past]
Etymology: From bust. Etymology templates: {{m|en|bust}} bust Head templates: {{en-verb}} busticate (third-person singular simple present busticates, present participle busticating, simple past and past participle busticated)
  1. (transitive, colloquial, rare) To break into pieces. Tags: colloquial, rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-busticate-en-verb-kSst6F1B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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