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maculate.

To spot; to stain; to blur.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈmækjʊleɪt/

  1. To spot; to stain; to blur.

  2. past participle of maculate

    form-of · obsolete · participle · past
Where this word comes from

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).

adj/ˈmækjʊleɪt//ˈmækjʊlət//ˈmækjələt/

  1. Marked with spots or maculae; blotched.

    archaic · poetic

  2. Defiled, impure.

    archaic · poetic
Where this word comes from

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).

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