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busticated

busticated is the simple past and past participle of busticate.

Meaning of busticate

Verb

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

  1. (colloquial, rare, transitive) To break into pieces.
    • That's Mr. Cordwainer and he'll busticate us for a lark, sir.2012, Daniel H. Wilson, Amped

Questions about busticated

What is busticated the simple past and past participle of?
Busticated is the simple past and past participle of busticate.

Words near busticated in the dictionary

  1. busters
  2. busthead
  3. Busti
  4. bustic
  5. busticate
  6. busticated
  7. busticates
  8. busticating
  9. bustics
  10. bustier
  11. bustiers

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