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maculate

verb

Meaning

  1. To spot; to stain; to blur.
  2. Marked with spots or maculae; blotched.
  3. Defiled; impure.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

tarnish(English)sully(English)befoul(English)defile(English)soiled(English)unclean(English)foul(English)defiled(English)vein(English)oblique(English)whitish(English)spots(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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