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maculate
[ adjective mak-yuh-lit; verb mak-yuh-leyt ]
adjective
- spotted; stained.
- Archaic. defiled; impure.
verb (used with object)
Archaic.
maculated, maculating.
- to mark with a spot or spots; stain.
- to sully or pollute.
maculate
verb
- tr to spot, stain, or pollute
adjective
- spotted or polluted
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of maculate1
C15: from Latin ³¾²¹³¦³Ü±ôÄå°ù±ð to stain
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Example Sentences
A few drops of lukewarm water maculated the sidewalks with spots as big as dollars.
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And I was shown in that Vision the Calvaries of maternity common to all, whether the conception be immaculate, so-called if within the law, or maculate, so-called if without the law.
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Ten priests, in white vestments, maculated with red, stepped out to the centre of the altar.
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His heavy, blunt hand fumbled under the maculate apron; his chest heaved with a sudden, tempestuous breathing.
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The room was long, dark, narrow, slovenly, spaced with tables on which were maculate cloths and lamps with faded shades.
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