maculate

[ adjective mak-yuh-lit; verb mak-yuh-leyt ]
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adjective
  1. spotted; stained.

  2. Archaic. defiled; impure.

verb (used with object),mac·u·lat·ed, mac·u·lat·ing.Archaic.
  1. to mark with a spot or spots; stain.

  2. to sully or pollute.

Origin of maculate

1
1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin maculātus (past participle of maculāre to spot, stain). See macula, -ate1

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British Dictionary definitions for maculate

maculate

/ archaic, or literary /


verb(ˈmækjʊˌleɪt)
  1. (tr) to spot, stain, or pollute

adjective(ˈmækjʊlɪt)
  1. spotted or polluted

Origin of maculate

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C15: from Latin maculāre to stain

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