mac·u·late (măk′yə-lāt′) tr.v. mac·u·lat·ed ,
mac·u·lat·ing ,
mac·u·lates To spot, blemish, or pollute.
adj. (-lĭt) 1. Spotted, blotched, or stained.
2. Morally sullied or impure.
[Middle English maculaten , from Latin maculāre , maculāt- , from macula , spot .]
maculate vb (tr ) to spot, stain, or pollute
[C15: from Latin maculāre to stain]
mac•u•late (ˈmæk yə lɪt) adj. 1. spotted; stained.
2. defiled; impure.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin maculātus, past participle of maculāre to spot, stain]
maculate Past participle: maculatedGerund: maculatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative maculate maculate
Present I maculate you maculate he/she/it maculates we maculate you maculate they maculate
Preterite I maculated you maculated he/she/it maculated we maculated you maculated they maculated
Present Continuous I am maculating you are maculating he/she/it is maculating we are maculating you are maculating they are maculating
Present Perfect I have maculated you have maculated he/she/it has maculated we have maculated you have maculated they have maculated
Past Continuous I was maculating you were maculating he/she/it was maculating we were maculating you were maculating they were maculating
Past Perfect I had maculated you had maculated he/she/it had maculated we had maculated you had maculated they had maculated
Future I will maculate you will maculate he/she/it will maculate we will maculate you will maculate they will maculate
Future Perfect I will have maculated you will have maculated he/she/it will have maculated we will have maculated you will have maculated they will have maculated
Future Continuous I will be maculating you will be maculating he/she/it will be maculating we will be maculating you will be maculating they will be maculating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been maculating you have been maculating he/she/it has been maculating we have been maculating you have been maculating they have been maculating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been maculating you will have been maculating he/she/it will have been maculating we will have been maculating you will have been maculating they will have been maculating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been maculating you had been maculating he/she/it had been maculating we had been maculating you had been maculating they had been maculating
Conditional I would maculate you would maculate he/she/it would maculate we would maculate you would maculate they would maculate
Past Conditional I would have maculated you would have maculated he/she/it would have maculated we would have maculated you would have maculated they would have maculated
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
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"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"Adj. 1. maculate - morally blemished; stained or impureimpure - (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene; "impure thoughts"
2. maculate - spotted or blotcheddirty ,
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"
Translations
mac·u·lar , maculate a. macular, rel. a una mácula.
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maculate - spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"