infuscate
adjective
in·fus·cate
ə̇nˈfəˌskāt,
-skə̇t
variants or infuscated
-ˌskātə̇d
: obscured
infuscate minds
specifically : darkened with a brownish tinge
infuscate wing of an insect
infuscation noun
ˌin(ˌ)fəˈskāshən
plural -s
Word History
Etymology
infuscate from Latin infuscatus, past participle of infuscare to obscure, from in- in- entry 2 + fuscare to darken, from fuscus dark brown, blackish; infuscated from Latin infuscatus + English -ed