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maculate Definition

macu·late (makyo̵̅o̅ lāt′; for adj., -lit)

transitive verb -·lat′ed, -·lat′·ing

Archaic to spot; stain; blemish; defile

Etymology: ME maculaten < L maculatus, pp. of maculare, to spot, speckle < macula, a spot, stain

adjective

  1. spotted; blotched
  2. defiled; impure

maculate Quotes

Apeneck Sweeney spreads his knees Letting his arms hang down to laugh, The zebra stripes along his jaw Swelling to maculate giraffe.

—Eliot,T(homas) S(tearns)

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