Thesaurus: maculate
To spot; to stain; to blur.
Related headwords
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Definitions
- v. To spot; to stain; to blur.
- a. Marked with spots or maculae; blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most maculate thoughts.
- adj. morally blemished; stained or impure
- adj. spotted or blotched
- v. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
- v. spot, stain, or pollute
- To spot; to stain; to blur. Maculate the honor of their people. Sir T. Elyot. Marked with spots or maculæ; blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most maculate thoughts. Shak.
- To spot; to stain; to blur.Maculate the honor of their people. Sir T. Elyot.
- s. spotted or blotched