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maculate |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Maculate \Mac"u*late\, a. [L. maculatus, p. p.] Marked with spots or macul[ae]; blotched; hence defiled; impure; as most maculate thoughts. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Maculate \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. Maculate the honor of their people. --Sir T. Elyot. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: maculate adj 1: morally blemished; stained or impure [syn: {defiled}] 2: spotted or blotched v 1: make dirty or spotty; 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" [syn: {tarnish}, {sully}, {defile}] 2: spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it" [syn: {foul}, {befoul}, {defile}]
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