maculate

[ adjective mak-yuh-lit; verb mak-yuh-leyt ]

/ adjective ˈmæk yə lɪt; verb ˈmæk yəˌleɪt /

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adjective

spotted; stained.

Archaic. defiled; impure.

verb (used with object), mac·u·lat·ed, mac·u·lat·ing.Archaic.

to mark with a spot or spots; stain.

to sully or pollute.

Origin of maculate

1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin maculātus (past participle of maculāre to spot, stain). See macula, -ate¹

Words nearby maculate

macular area, macular degeneration, macula retinae, macular leprosy, macula sacculi, maculate, maculation, macula utriculi, macule, maculocerebral, maculoerythematous

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Example sentences from the Web for maculate

His heavy, blunt hand fumbled under the maculate apron; his chest heaved with a sudden, tempestuous breathing.
Wild Oranges|Joseph Hergesheimer
We are maculate, and it is given to no man to probe the mystery of existence.
A Secret Inheritance (Volume 1 of 3)|B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon
Maculate -ed: spotted or marked with figures of any shape, of a color different from the ground.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
Josephina owns one unchanging dress, septic, maculate and repellent.
I, Mary MacLane|Mary MacLane

British Dictionary definitions for maculate

maculate

/ archaic, or literary /

verb (ˈmækjʊˌleɪt)

(tr) to spot, stain, or pollute

adjective (ˈmækjʊlɪt)

spotted or polluted

Word Origin for maculate

C15: from Latin maculāre to stain

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Medical definitions for maculate

maculate

[ măk′yə-lāt′ ]

v.

To spot or blemish.

adj.

Spotted or blotched.

单词	maculate
释义	maculate [ adjective mak-yuh-lit; verb mak-yuh-leyt ] / adjective ˈmæk yə lɪt; verb ˈmæk yəˌleɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR maculate ON THESAURUS.COM adjective spotted; stained. Archaic. defiled; impure. verb (used with object), mac·u·lat·ed, mac·u·lat·ing.Archaic. to mark with a spot or spots; stain. to sully or pollute. Origin of maculate 1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin maculātus (past participle of maculāre to spot, stain). See macula, -ate¹ Words nearby maculate macular area, macular degeneration, macula retinae, macular leprosy, macula sacculi, maculate, maculation, macula utriculi, macule, maculocerebral, maculoerythematous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for maculate His heavy, blunt hand fumbled under the maculate apron; his chest heaved with a sudden, tempestuous breathing. Wild Oranges\|Joseph Hergesheimer We are maculate, and it is given to no man to probe the mystery of existence. A Secret Inheritance (Volume 1 of 3)\|B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon Maculate -ed: spotted or marked with figures of any shape, of a color different from the ground. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology\|John. B. Smith Josephina owns one unchanging dress, septic, maculate and repellent. I, Mary MacLane\|Mary MacLane British Dictionary definitions for maculate maculate / archaic, or literary / verb (ˈmækjʊˌleɪt) (tr) to spot, stain, or pollute adjective (ˈmækjʊlɪt) spotted or polluted Word Origin for maculate C15: from Latin maculāre to stain Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to maculate streaked, marbled, sully, debase, pollute, tarnish, smear, muddy, taint, smudge, degrade, contaminate, besmirch, tar, dishonor, discolor, desecrate, vitiate, speckle, mottle Medical definitions for maculate maculate [ măk′yə-lāt′ ] v. To spot or blemish. adj. Spotted or blotched. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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maculate

adjective

verb (used with object), mac·u·lat·ed, mac·u·lat·ing.Archaic.

Origin of maculate

Words nearby maculate

Example sentences from the Web for maculate

British Dictionary definitions for maculate

verb (ˈmækjʊˌleɪt)

adjective (ˈmækjʊlɪt)

Word Origin for maculate

Words related to maculate

Medical definitions for maculate

v.

adj.