Definition of Maculate

1. Adjective. Morally blemished; stained or impure.

Exact synonyms: Defiled
Similar to: Impure

2. Verb. Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically. "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
Exact synonyms: Defile, Stain, Sully, Tarnish
Generic synonyms: Blob, Blot, Fleck, Spot
Specialized synonyms: Darken
Derivative terms: Macula, Maculation, Stain, Stain, Tarnish

3. Adjective. Spotted or blotched.
Similar to: Dirty, Soiled, Unclean

4. Verb. Spot, stain, or pollute. "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
Exact synonyms: Befoul, Defile, Foul
Generic synonyms: Attaint, Disgrace, Dishonor, Dishonour, Shame
Derivative terms: Befoulment, Defilement, Defiler, Macula, Maculation

Definition of Maculate

1. v. t. To spot; to stain; to blur.

2. a. Marked with spots or maculæ; blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most maculate thoughts.

Definition of Maculate

1. Verb. To spot; to stain; to blur. ¹

2. Adjective. Marked with spots or maculae; blotched. ¹

3. Adjective. Defiled; impure. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Maculate

1. to mark with spots [v -LATED, -LATING, -LATES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Maculate

macular amyloidosis
macular area
macular arteries
macular atrophy
macular coloboma
macular degeneration
macular drusen
macular dystrophy
macular erythema
macular evasion
macular fasciculus
macular leprosy
macular retinopathy
macular syphilid
maculas
maculate (current term)
maculated
maculates
maculating
maculation
maculations
maculatory
maculature
macule
maculed
maculele
macules
maculiferous
maculing
maculocerebral

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