Maculate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To spot, blemish, or pollute.
  • adj. Spotted or blotched.
  • adj. Stained; impure.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To spot; to stain; to blur.
  • adj. Marked with spots or maculae; blotched.
  • adj. Defiled; impure.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To spot; to stain; to blur.
  • adj. Marked with spots or maculæ; blotched; hence, defiled; impure.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To spot; stain; blur.
  • Spotted; marked with spots; blotted; hence, stained; defiled; impure.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. spotted or blotched
  • v. spot, stain, or pollute
  • adj. morally blemished; stained or impure
  • v. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
  • Equivalent
    dirty    soiled    unclean    impure   
    Verb Form
    maculated    maculates    maculating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    shame    disgrace    attaint    dishonor    dishonour   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    spot    stain    blur    blotched    impure