Definition of maculate
English to English adjective - Marked with spots or maculæ; blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most maculate thoughts.
source: Webster 1913 adjective satellite - morally blemished; stained or impure
source: WordNet 3.0 - spotted or blotched
source: WordNet 3.0 verb - make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air.
Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man.
source: WordNet 3.0 - spot, stain, or pollute
The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it.
source: WordNet 3.0 - To spot; to stain; to blur.
source: Webster 1913
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maculate, masculate, maculated, macula lutea, mag-ulat, machicolate, macled, manggulat, machicolated, mascled, maglwat, mesoxalate, macleod, makulit, machilidae, masultâ, mangalat, magkalat, mágulat, megachilidae
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