"infuscate" meaning in English

See infuscate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more infuscate [comparative], most infuscate [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin infuscatus, past participle of infuscare; prefix in- (“in”) + fuscare (“to make dark”), from fuscus (“dark”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-adj}} infuscate (comparative more infuscate, superlative most infuscate)
  1. Clouded with brown.
    Sense id: en-infuscate-en-adj-aoFEhIXT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46

Verb

Forms: infuscates [present, singular, third-person], infuscating [participle, present], infuscated [participle, past], infuscated [past]
Etymology: From Latin infuscatus, past participle of infuscare; prefix in- (“in”) + fuscare (“to make dark”), from fuscus (“dark”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-verb}} infuscate (third-person singular simple present infuscates, present participle infuscating, simple past and past participle infuscated)
  1. (transitive) To darken; to make black or obscure. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-infuscate-en-verb-Zrujsm3H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46

Inflected forms

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