busticate
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈbʌstɪˌkeɪt/
- Hyphenation: bus‧ti‧cate
Etymology
From bust.
Verb
busticate (third-person singular simple present busticates, present participle busticating, simple past and past participle busticated)
- (transitive, colloquial, rare) To break into pieces.
- 2012, Daniel H. Wilson, Amped:
- That's Mr. Cordwainer and he'll busticate us for a lark, sir.
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Anagrams
- biscutate