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maculate
[mak-yuh-lit, mak-yuh-leyt]
adjective
spotted; stained.
Archaic.defiled; impure.
verb (used with object)
to mark with a spot or spots; stain.
to sully or pollute.
maculate
verb
(tr) to spot, stain, or pollute
adjective
spotted or polluted
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of maculate1
Example Sentences
A few drops of lukewarm water maculated the sidewalks with spots as big as dollars.
And I was shown in that Vision the Calvaries of maternity common to all, whether the conception be immaculate, so-called if within the law, or maculate, so-called if without the law.
Ten priests, in white vestments, maculated with red, stepped out to the centre of the altar.
His heavy, blunt hand fumbled under the maculate apron; his chest heaved with a sudden, tempestuous breathing.
The room was long, dark, narrow, slovenly, spaced with tables on which were maculate cloths and lamps with faded shades.
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