infuscate

• Veraltetes Verb mit der Bedeutung, etwas zu verdunkeln, unklar oder trüb zu machen; zu trüben oder zu verderben.

An obsolete verb meaning to darken, obscure, or make dim; to cloud or tarnish.

1. Darken with a brownish tingeC2formalscientific

   To darken or obscure something, especially with a brownish or dusky color, as seen in insect wings.

   Mit bräunlichem Ton verdunkeln

   • The wings of the moth are infuscated near the edges.
   • The specimen's wings were infuscated with a faint brown hue.
   • In some species, the forewings are infuscated while the hindwings remain clear.

   Synonymebedimclouddarkenembrownobscureshade