ustulate
[ adjective uhs-chuh-lit, -leyt; verb, uhs-chuh-leyt ]
/ adjective ˈʌs tʃə lɪt, -ˌleɪt; verb, ˈʌs tʃəˌleɪt /
adjective
colored or blackened as if scorched.
verb (used with object), us·tu·lat·ed, us·tu·lat·ing.
Obsolete.
to burn; sear; scorch.
Origin of ustulate
1615–25; < Latin
ūstulātus past participle of
ūstulāre to scorch, burn, derivative of
ūrere to burn; see
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