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ustulate

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

adjective

  1. colored or blackened as if scorched.


verb (used with object)

ustulated, ustulating.
  1. Obsolete. to burn; sear; scorch.
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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

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