ustulate

[uhs-chuh-lit, -leyt, uhs-chuh-leyt]

adjective

1. colored or blackened as if scorched.

verb (used with object)

ustulated, ustulating 

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