maculate
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maculate
- /ˈmækjʊleɪt/
- /ˈmækjʊlət/
- /ˈmækjələt/
Rhymes with -ækjʊleɪt, -ækjʊlət
Where it comes from
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).
verb maculates · maculating · maculated
- To spot; to stain; to blur. they wolde nat maculate the honour of their people with suche a reproche
- past participle of maculate That the honour of verteous gentil men, be nocht maculat vitht the vice ande inciuilite of vicius pretendit gentil men.
adjective more maculate · most maculate
- Marked with spots or maculae; blotched.
- Defiled, impure. [Les Misérables is] about the struggle of a mistreated man as he rises to the top, along with a mortal conflict between this maculate virtuous man and an immaculate pursuing demon.
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verb To spot; to stain; to blur
| Español | macular |
|---|---|
| Français | maculer |
| Русский | загрязнять zagrjaznjatʹ, па́чкать páčkatʹ |
adj Marked with spots or maculae; blotched
| Español | macular |
|---|---|
| Русский | пятни́стый pjatnístyj |
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