infuscate

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Verb infuscate has 1 sense

infuscate - darken with a brownish tinge, as of insect wings
--₁ is one way to discolor
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Infuscate

Part of Speech: verb

Definition:

To darken or obscure, both literally and metaphorically.

Sense 1:

Usage: Literal

Definition: To make something dark or shadowy.

Example sentence: The thick fog infuscated the view from the mountaintop.

Sense 2:

Usage: Metaphorical

Definition: To obscure or cloud mentally or morally.

Example sentence: The politician's contradictory statements were meant to infuscate the truth.

Sense 3:

Usage: Local

Definition: A regional term for getting drunk or intoxicated.

Example sentence: After a long day at work, Bill decided to infuscate himself at the local pub.