Associations to the word «Maculate»
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Wiktionary
MACULATE, verb. To spot; to stain; to blur.
MACULATE, adjective. Marked with spots or maculae; blotched.
MACULATE, adjective. Defiled; impure.
Dictionary definition
MACULATE, verb. Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man".
MACULATE, verb. Spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it".
MACULATE, adjective. Morally blemished; stained or impure.
MACULATE, adjective. Spotted or blotched.
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