infuscate | (v) darken with a brownish tinge, as of insect wings |
Infuscate | v. t. [ L. infuscatus, p. p. of infuscare; pref. in- in + fuscare to make dark, fr. fuscus dark. ] To darken; to make black; to obscure. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Infuscated | a. (Zool.) Darkened with a blackish tinge. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Infuscation | n. The act of darkening, or state of being dark; darkness; obscurity. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ] |