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Maculate

To spot; to stain; to blur.

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📖 Definitions of "Maculate"

verb

1
To spot; to stain; to blur.

adjective

1
Marked with spots or maculae; blotched.
2
Defiled; impure.

🔄 Synonyms of "Maculate"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
dirtyverb	Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
foulnoun	(sports) A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; for example, tripping someone up in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball.
defilenoun	(transitive) To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.
soiled	(also figuratively) Dirty, defiled, stained.
tarnishverb	(transitive) To compromise, damage, soil, or sully.
befoulverb	(literally) To make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute.
defiled	Impure; dirty.
impureverb	Not pure
unclean	Dirty, soiled or foul.
sullynoun	(transitive) To soil or stain; to dirty.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Maculate"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
tarnishverb	(transitive) To compromise, damage, soil, or sully.
sullynoun	(transitive) To soil or stain; to dirty.
befoulverb	(literally) To make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute.
defilenoun	(transitive) To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.
soiled	(also figuratively) Dirty, defiled, stained.
unclean	Dirty, soiled or foul.
foulnoun	(sports) A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; for example, tripping someone up in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball.
defiled	Impure; dirty.
dirtyverb	Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
impureverb	Not pure
sullied	defiled or tainted, soiled or stained.
giraffenoun	A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, making them the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones.
blurnoun	(uncountable) Haziness, blurriness.
blotnoun	A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.
smudgenoun	A blemish or smear, especially a dark or sooty one.
emaculateverb	(obsolete) To clear from spots or stains, or from any imperfection.
besmudgeverb	To smudge.
blemishnoun	A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.
maculenoun	A spot.
beblotverb	(transitive) To blot all over; stain.