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Definition of Maculate
1. Adjective. Morally blemished; stained or 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"
Generic synonyms: Blob, Blot, Fleck, Spot
Specialized synonyms: Darken
Derivative terms: Macula, Maculation, Stain, Stain, Tarnish
3. Adjective. Spotted or blotched.
4. Verb. Spot, stain, or pollute. "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
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
Literary usage of Maculate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia, Commercial, Industrial by Edward Balfour (1871)
"... and the young —probably maculate Flycatcher, Latham. Turra, H. Inhabits India
generally ; rare ) the S. : extremely common in L. Bengal. ..."
2. The Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy by Ordericus Vitalis, Guizot (François), Léopold Delisle (1853)
"maculate virgin. The city of Rome, which from its very foundation carried its
fasces in triumph over all its neighbours, and which, by God's providence, ..."
3. Essay Towards a Dictionary, Tibetan and English. by Sándor Kőrösi Csoma, Saṅs-rgyas-phun-tshogs (1834)
"'tjx, va to maculate, stain, spot ; v. power. j, adj. powerful. , adj. potent,
having power. z«ix, v" a- to rei§nt govern. , to empower, inaugurate, ordain. ..."
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