verb, adj — 4 senses
/ˈmækjʊleɪt/
Etymology First attested during the last quarter of the 15th century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English maculaten (“to spoil, polute”), borrowed from Latin maculātus, perfect passive participle of maculō (“to spot”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
To spot; to stain; to blur.
Obsolete, Participle, Past past participle of maculate
/ˈmækjʊlət/ · /ˈmækjələt/
Etymology First attested during the last quarter of the 15th century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English maculaten (“to spoil, polute”), borrowed from Latin maculātus, perfect passive participle of maculō (“to spot”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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