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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.]

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maculate

(tr) to spot, stain, or pollute

adj

spotted or polluted

[C15: from Latin maculāre to stain]

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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: maculated
Gerund: maculating

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

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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"

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mac·u·lar

, maculate

a. macular, rel. a una mácula.

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