English Explanatory Dictionary

infuscate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To darken; to make black or obscure.
adj
  1. Clouded with dark shades of brown or black.

Word forms

infuscate infuscates infuscating infuscated more infuscate most infuscate

Etymology

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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