ustulate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ustulatus, past participle of ustulare (“to scorch”), urere (“to burn”).

Adjective

ustulate (comparative more ustulate, superlative most ustulate)

Blackened as if burned.^[1]

Verb

ustulate (third-person singular simple present ustulates, present participle ustulating, simple past and past participle ustulated)

(transitive) To burn or roast (ores).

Derived

ustulation

References

^ “ustulate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Verb

ustulāte

second-person plural present active imperative of ustulō

[1] “ustulate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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