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| mac·u·late [ mákyə làyt ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle mac·u·lat·ed, present participle mac·u·lat·ing, 3rd person present singular mac·u·lates) |
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stain somebody or something: to mark somebody or something with a spot, blotch, or blemish
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adjective |
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stained: marked with spots, blotches, or blemishes
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| [15th century. < Latin maculat-, past participle of maculare< macula "spot"] |
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