ustulate

[ adjective uhs-chuh-lit, -leyt; verb uhs-chuh-leyt ]

adjective

1. colored or blackened as if scorched.

verb (used with object)

, us·tu·lat·ed, us·tu·lat·ing.

1. Obsolete. to burn; sear; scorch.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ustulate¹

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin ūstulātus, past participle of ūstulāre “to scorch, burn,” derivative of ūrere “to burn”; -ate ¹( def ); ember