'Maculate' definitions:
Definition of 'maculate'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Morally blemished; stained or impure [syn: defiled, maculate]
adjective
Spotted or blotched
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" [syn: tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile]
verb
Definition of 'Maculate'
From: GCIDE
- Maculate \Mac"u*late\, a. [L. maculatus, p. p.] Marked with spots or maculae; blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most maculate thoughts. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Maculate'
From: GCIDE
Synonyms of 'maculate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- besmirched,
- bespangled,
- bespeckled,
- blotched,
- blotchy,
- defiled,
- dotted,
- dotty,
- flea-bitten,
- flecked,
- fleckered,
- frecked,
- freckle-faced,
- freckled,
- freckly,
- impure,
- indecent,
- macular,
- maculated,
- patchy,
- peppered,
- pocked,
- pockmarked,
- pocky,
- pointille,
- pointillistic,
- polka-dot,
- punctated,
- smirched,
- soiled,
- spangled,
- spattered,
- specked,
- speckled,
- speckledy,
- speckly,
- splashed,
- splattered,
- splotched,
- splotchy,
- spotted,
- spotty,
- sprinkled,
- stippled,
- studded,
- sullied,
- tainted,
- unchaste,
- unclean,
- unvirginal,
- unvirtuous