maculate

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

maculare

maculer

manchar

desllustrar

beschmutzen

besudeln

beflecken

impur

souiller

macchiare

sporcare

appannare

contaminare

disonorare

tacar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmakjʊleɪt/

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).