busticate

English

Etymology

From bust.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbʌstɪˌkeɪt/
• Hyphenation: bus‧ti‧cate

Verb

busticate (third-person singular simple present busticates, present participle busticating, simple past and past participle busticated)

1. (transitive, colloquial, rare) To break into pieces.
   • 2012, Daniel H. Wilson, Amped‎^[1]:

     That's Mr. Cordwainer and he'll busticate us for a lark, sir.

Anagrams

• biscutate