MACULATES

Verb

maculates

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maculate

Anagrams

• masculate

Source: Wiktionary


MACULATE

Mac"u*late, v. t. Etym: [L. maculatus, p. p. of maculare to spot. See Macula, and cf. Macule, v.]

Definition: To spot; to stain; to blur. Maculate the honor of their people. Sir T. Elyot.

Mac"u*late, a. Etym: [L. maculatus, p. p.]

Definition: Marked with spots or maculæ; blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most maculate thoughts. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 May 2024

MASQUERADE

(verb) pretend to be someone or something that you are not; “he is masquerading as an expert on the internet”; “This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty”


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