maculate
a . 有斑点的,有污点的
vt . 使有斑点,使有污点
有斑点的,有污点的使有斑点,使有污点
maculate adj 1 :
morally blemished ;
stained or impure [
synonym : {
defiled },
{
maculate }]
2 :
spotted or blotched v 1 :
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 " [
synonym : {
tarnish }, {
stain },
{
maculate }, {
sully }, {
defile }]
2 :
spot ,
stain ,
or pollute ; "
The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it " [
synonym : {
foul }, {
befoul },
{
defile }, {
maculate }]
Maculate \
Mac "
u *
late \,
v .
t . [
L .
maculatus ,
p .
p .
of maculare to spot .
See {
Macula },
and cf . {
Macule },
v .]
To spot ;
to stain ;
to blur .
[
1913 Webster ]
Maculate the honor of their people . --
Sir T .
Elyot .
[
1913 Webster ]
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 ]
51 Moby Thesaurus words for "
maculate ":
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
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