verb
maculate
Maculate (verb) means to mark with spots, to stain, or to blur.
verb
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To mark with spots, to stain, or to blur.
"There was a fresh smell in the air. Sidewalks began to be maculated with spreading areas of dryness"
— Louis Joseph Vance, Chapter 21 (1918)
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Etymology
First attested during the last quarter of the 15th century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English maculaten (“to spoil, polute”), borrowed from Latin maculātus, perfect passive participle of maculō (“to spot”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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What is the meaning of maculate?
"maculate" (verb) means to mark with spots, to stain, or to blur.
What is another word for maculate?
Other words for "maculate" include stain, tarnish, foul, sully, defile, befoul.
What is the opposite of maculate?
The opposite of "maculate" is clean.
