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busticate

[ buhs-ti-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

, Northern U.S.
, bus·ti·cat·ed, bus·ti·cat·ing.
  1. 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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