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  1. maculate:


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Detailed Synonyms for maculate in English

maculate:

maculate adj

  1. maculate
    – spotted or blotched 1
    maculate
    – spotted or blotched 1
  2. maculate
    – morally blemished; stained or impure 1
    defiled; maculate
    – morally blemished; stained or impure 1

maculate verb

  1. maculate
    – spot, stain, or pollute 1
    foul; to defile; befoul; maculate
    – spot, stain, or pollute 1
    • foul verb
    • defile verb (defiles, defiled, defiling)
      • The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it1
    • befoul verb
    • maculate verb
  2. maculate
    – make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically 1
    to stain; to tarnish; to defile; maculate; sully
    – make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically 1
    • stain verb (stains, stained, staining)
    • tarnish verb (tarnishes, tarnished, tarnishing)
      • The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air1
    • defile verb (defiles, defiled, defiling)
    • maculate verb
    • sully verb

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Related Definitions for "maculate":

  1. spotted or blotched1
  2. morally blemished; stained or impure1
  3. spot, stain, or pollute1
  4. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically1