verb
maculate
Maculate (verb) means to spot; to stain; to blur.
verb
1
To spot; to stain; to blur.
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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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"maculate" (verb) means to spot; to stain; to blur.