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busticate
[ buhs-ti-keyt ]
verb (used with object)
, Northern U.S.
, bus·ti·cat·ed, bus·ti·cat·ing.
- to break into pieces.
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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 )
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