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maculate

mac·u·late
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [adjective mak-yuh-lit; verb mak-yuh-leyt]
    • /adjective ˈmæk yə lɪt; verb ˈmæk yəˌleɪt/
    • /ˈmæ.kjʊ.leɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [adjective mak-yuh-lit; verb mak-yuh-leyt]
    • /adjective ˈmæk yə lɪt; verb ˈmæk yəˌleɪt/

Definitions of maculate word

  • adjective maculate spotted; stained. 1
  • adjective maculate Archaic. defiled; impure. 1
  • verb with object maculate to mark with a spot or spots; stain. 1
  • verb with object maculate to sully or pollute. 1
  • noun maculate Spotted or stained. 1
  • verb maculate to spot, stain, or pollute 0
See all 10 definitions of maculate

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Origin of maculate

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin maculātus (past participle of maculāre to spot, stain). See macula, -ate1

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Parts of speech for Maculate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Maculate

maculate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

maculate usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for maculate

verb maculate

  • sully — to soil, stain, or tarnish.
  • debase — To debase something means to reduce its value or quality.
  • degrade — Something that degrades someone causes people to have less respect for them.
  • dishonor — lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
  • discolor — to change or spoil the color of; fade or stain.

adj maculate

  • spotted — Radio, Television. pertaining to the point of origin of a local broadcast. broadcast between announced programs.
  • checkered — having a pattern of squares
  • motley — exhibiting great diversity of elements: a motley crowd. Synonyms: heterogenous, varied, diverse, mixed, assorted, sundry; incongruous, disparate, diversified, dissimilar, divergent. Antonyms: homogeneous, uniform, identical; similar, like.
  • variegated — varied in appearance or color; marked with patches or spots of different colors.
  • dappled — You use dappled to describe something that has dark or light patches on it, or that is made up of patches of light and shade.

adjective maculate

  • chequered — If a person or organization has had a chequered career or history, they have had a varied past with both good and bad periods.
  • freckled — Having freckles.
All 86 Synonyms of maculate

Antonyms for maculate

verb maculate

  • honor — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
  • praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
  • upgrade — an incline going up in the direction of movement.
  • respect — a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in): to differ in some respect.
  • clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.

adj maculate

  • plain — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
  • fleck — a speck; a small bit: a fleck of dirt.

adjective maculate

  • immaculate — free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean: immaculate linen.
All 27 Antonyms of maculate

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