busticate

[ buhs-ti-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

, Northern U.S.

, bus·ti·cat·ed, bus·ti·cat·ing.

1. to break into pieces.

Word History and Origins

Origin of busticate¹

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; a facetious formation from bust ²( def ) + -icate, on the model of the regularly formed rusticate ( def )

Example Sentences

Now doth the frisky June Bug Bring forth his aeroplane, And try to make a record, And busticate his brain!

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