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.

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