mac·u·latetransitive verb
-·lat·ed, -·lat·ingOrigin of maculate
Middle English maculaten from Classical Latin maculatus, past participle of maculare, to spot, speckle from macula, a spot, stain
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"maculate." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 06 December 2018. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/maculate>.
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maculate. (n.d.). Retrieved December 06th, 2018, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/maculate
transitive verb
mac·u·lat·ed, mac·u·lat·ing, mac·u·latesadjective
Origin of maculate
Middle English maculaten from Latin maculāre maculāt- from macula spot
MLA Style
"maculate." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 06 December 2018. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/maculate>.
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maculate. (n.d.). Retrieved December 06th, 2018, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/maculate
(third-person singular simple present maculates, present participle maculating, simple past and past participle maculated)
(comparative more maculate, superlative most maculate)
Latin maculatus, past participle of maculare (“to spot").
MLA Style
"maculate." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 06 December 2018. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/maculate>.
APA Style
maculate. (n.d.). Retrieved December 06th, 2018, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/maculate
