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Meaning of 'maculate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Maculate [ a.]
- Marked with spots or maculae; blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most maculate thoughts.
2 . Maculate [ v.]
- To spot; to stain; to blur.

Meaning of 'maculate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . maculate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
Example in sentence:
  • Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man;
  • The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
Meaning (2):
- spot, stain, or pollute
Example in sentence:
  • The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it

Nearby Words:

mac macaco macacus macadamization macadamize macadamized macadamizing macao macaque macaranga gum

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