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maculate
[ adjective mak-yuh-lit; verb mak-yuh-leyt ]
/ adjective ˈmæk yə lɪt; verb ˈmæk yəˌleɪt /
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adjective
spotted; stained.
Archaic. defiled; impure.
verb (used with object), mac·u·lat·ed, mac·u·lat·ing.Archaic.
to mark with a spot or spots; stain.
to sully or pollute.
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British Dictionary definitions for maculate
maculate
/ archaic, or literary /
verb (ˈmækjʊˌleɪt)
(tr) to spot, stain, or pollute
adjective (ˈmækjʊlɪt)
spotted or polluted
Word Origin for maculate
C15: from Latin maculāre to stain
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