maculate

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. To spot; to stain; to blur.
2. (form-of, obsolete, participle, past) past participle of maculate

Adj

1. (archaic, poetic) Marked with spots or maculae; blotched.
2. (archaic, poetic) Defiled, impure.

Concepts

maculer

impur

souiller

Synonymes

defile

stain

foul

befoul

spot

defiled

sully

tarnish

soil

pollute

smudgy

stained

taint

smutch

bedaub

muddy up

bedraggle

besmirch

blemished

draggle

grime

mire

muck

muddy

Traductions

maculare

manchar

desllustrar

beflecken

beschmutzen

besudeln

sporcare

macchiare

appannare

contaminare

disonorare

imbrattare

infangare

insozzare

tacar

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmakjʊleɪt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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).