maculate

(makyo̵̅o̅ lāt′; for adj., -lit)

transitive verb maculated, maculating

Archaic to spot; stain; blemish; defile

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

adjective

  1. spotted; blotched
  2. defiled; impure

See maculate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb mac·u·lat·ed, mac·u·lat·ing, mac·u·lates
To spot, blemish, or pollute.
adjective (-lĭt)
  1. Spotted or blotched.
  2. Stained; impure.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English maculaten

Origin: , from Latin maculāre, maculāt-

Origin: , from macula, spot

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