maculate

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(adj. mak′yə lit; v. mak′yə lāt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mac•u•late  (adj. mak′yə lit;v. mak′yə lāt′),USA pronunciation adj., v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
adj. 
  1. spotted;
    stained.
  2. [Archaic.]defiled;
    impure.

v.t. Archaic. 
  1. to mark with a spot or spots;
    stain.
  2. to sully or pollute.
  • Latin maculātus (past participle of maculāre to spot, stain). See macula, -ate1
  • late Middle English 1375–1425

'maculate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bimaculate - immaculate - maculation

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