maculate (redirected from maculations)

mac·u·late  (mky-lt)

tr.v. mac·u·lat·ed, mac·u·lat·ing, mac·u·lates

To spot, blemish, or pollute.

adj. (-lt)

1. Spotted or blotched.

2. Stained; impure.

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[Middle English maculaten, from Latin maculre, macult-, from macula, spot.]

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maculate Archaic or literary

vb [ˈmækjʊˌleɪt]

(tr) to spot, stain, or pollute

adj [ˈmækjʊlɪt]

spotted or polluted

[from Latin maculāre to stain]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	maculate - make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man" tarnish, sully, defile, stain blob, fleck, blot, spot - make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" darken - tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family's good name"
	2.	maculate - spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it" befoul, defile, foul attaint, disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, shame - bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"
Adj.	1.	maculate - morally blemished; stained or impure defiled impure - (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene; "impure thoughts"
	2.	maculate - spotted or blotched dirty, soiled, unclean - soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"