maculate
1Maculate — Mac u*late, a. [L. maculatus, p. p.] Marked with spots or macul[ae]; blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most maculate thoughts. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
2Maculate — Mac u*late, v. t. [L. maculatus, p. p. of maculare to spot. See {Macula}, and cf. {Macule}, v.] To spot; to stain; to blur. [1913 Webster] Maculate the honor of their people. Sir T. Elyot. [1913 Webster] …
3maculate — index pollute, stain, tarnish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4maculate — [mak′yo͞o lāt΄; ] for adj. [, mak′yo͞olit] vt. maculated, maculating [ME maculaten < L maculatus, pp. of maculare, to spot, speckle < macula, a spot, stain] Archaic to spot; stain; blemish; defile adj. 1. spotted; blotched 2. defiled;… …
5maculate — {{11}}maculate (adj.) spotted, late 15c., from L. maculatus, pp. of maculare to make spotted, to speckle, from macula spot, stain (see MACULA (Cf. macula)). M.E. also had maculation sexual defilement, sinning (late 15c.). {{12}}maculate (v.)… …
6maculate — 1. verb To spot; to stain; to blur. 2. adjective a) Marked with spots or maculae; blotched. is] about the struggle of a mistreated man as he rises to the top, along with a mortal conflict between this maculate vi …
7maculate — Spotted; stained; blotched. Or, defiled; impure. The opposite of immaculate. Also see ablaq, brindled, cleaning art, clean up, dot, maculate, pattern, piebald, punctate, and variegated …
8maculate — or maculated adjective Etymology: Latin maculatus, past participle of maculare to stain, from macula Date: 15th century 1. marked with spots ; blotched 2. impure, besmirched …
9maculate — adj. [L. macula, spot] Splashed or spotted; blotched …
10maculate — adj. /mak yeuh lit/; v. /mak yeuh layt /, adj., v., maculated, maculating. adj. 1. spotted; stained. 2. Archaic. defiled; impure. v.t. Archaic. 3. to mark with a spot or spots; stain. 4. to sully or pollute. [1375 1425; late ME < L maculatus (ptp …
