maculating

Variant of maculate

maculate definition

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

transitive verb maculated -·lat′ed, maculating -·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

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