Associations to the word «maculate»

MACULATE, verb. To spot; to stain; to blur.

MACULATE, adjective. Marked with spots or maculae; blotched.

MACULATE, adjective. Defiled; impure.

MACULATE, verb. 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".

MACULATE, verb. Spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it".

MACULATE, adjective. Morally blemished; stained or impure.

MACULATE, adjective. Spotted or blotched.