infuscate

in·fus·cate

darkened or tinged with brown: said as of the wings of an insect

also in·fus′cat·ed

Origin of infuscate

Classical Latin infuscatus, past participle of infuscare, to make dark, obscure from in-, in + fuscare, to darken from fuscus, dark from Indo-European base an unverified form dhus-: see obfuscate

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Verb

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

To darken; to make black or obscure.

Origin

Latin infuscatus, past participle of infuscare; prefix in- in + fuscare to make dark, from fuscus dark.

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