busticate

[buhs-ti-keyt]

verb (used with object)

Northern U.S.

busticated, busticating 

1. to break into pieces.

Word History and Origins

Origin of busticate¹

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; a facetious formation from bust ² ( def. ) + -icate, on the model of the regularly formed rusticate ( def. )

Example Sentences

Now doth the frisky June Bug Bring forth his aeroplane, And try to make a record, And busticate his brain!

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