- maculating
- 'mækjələt v. stain, dirty, defile
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
maculating
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maculate — adj. /mak yeuh lit/; v. /mak yeuh layt /, adj., v., maculated, maculating. adj. 1. spotted; stained. 2. Archaic. defiled; impure. v.t. Archaic. 3. to mark with a spot or spots; stain. 4. to sully or pollute. [1375 1425; late ME < L maculatus (ptp … Universalium
maculate — {{11}}maculate (adj.) spotted, late 15c., from L. maculatus, pp. of maculare to make spotted, to speckle, from macula spot, stain (see MACULA (Cf. macula)). M.E. also had maculation sexual defilement, sinning (late 15c.). {{12}}maculate (v.)… … Etymology dictionary
maculate — verb (t) /ˈmækjəleɪt/ (say makyuhlayt) (maculated, maculating) 1. to mark with a spot or spots; stain. 2. to sully or pollute. –adjective /ˈmækjələt/ (say makyuhluht) 3. spotted; stained. 4. defiled or impure. {late Middle English, from Latin… …
maculate — [mak′yo͞o lāt΄; ] for adj. [, mak′yo͞olit] vt. maculated, maculating [ME maculaten < L maculatus, pp. of maculare, to spot, speckle < macula, a spot, stain] Archaic to spot; stain; blemish; defile adj. 1. spotted; blotched 2. defiled;… … English World dictionary
