maculate

(mak′yo̵̅o̅ lāt′; for adj., -lit)

Archaic to spot; stain; blemish; defile

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

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transitive verb mac·u·lat·ed, mac·u·lat·ing, mac·u·lates

To spot, blemish, or pollute.

adjective (-lĭt)

Origin:

Origin: Middle English maculaten

Origin: , from Latin maculāre, maculāt-

Origin: , from macula, spot

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