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Maculate
Pronunciation : Mac"u*late
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. maculatus, p. p. of maculare to spot. See Macula, and cf. Macule, v.]
Definition : Defn: To spot; to stain; to blur. Maculate the honor of their people. Sir T. Elyot.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Mac"u*late
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. maculatus, p. p.]
Definition : Defn: Marked with spots or macul?; blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most maculate thoughts. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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