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Maculate

Maculate Meaning & Definition
Maculate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Maculate?

[adj] spotted or blotched
[adj] morally blemished; stained or impure
[v] spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
[v] make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air, of metals; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Maculate: befoul | defile | defile | defiled | dirty | foul | impure | soiled | sully | tarnish | unclean

Related Terms | Find terms related to Maculate: besmirched | bespangled | bespeckled | blotched | blotchy | defiled | dotted | dotty | flea-bitten | flecked | fleckered | frecked | freckled | freckle-faced | freckly | impure | indecent | macular | maculated | patchy | peppered | pocked | pockmarked | pocky | pointille | pointillistic | polka-dot | punctated | smirched | soiled | spangled | spattered | specked | speckled | speckledy | speckly | splashed | splattered | splotched | splotchy | spotted | spotty | sprinkled | stippled | studded | sullied | tainted | unchaste | unclean | unvirginal | unvirtuous

See Also | attaint | blob | blot | darken | disgrace | dishonor | dishonour | fleck | shame | spot

Maculate In Webster's Dictionary

\Mac"u*late\, v. t. [L. maculatus, p. p. of maculare to spot. See {Macula}, and cf. {Macule}, v.] To spot; to stain; to blur. Maculate the honor of their people. --Sir T. Elyot.
\Mac"u*late\, a. [L. maculatus, p. p.] Marked with spots or macul[ae]; blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most maculate thoughts. --Shak.

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