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maculate

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)
Definition:
 
stain somebody or something: to mark somebody or something with a spot, blotch, or blemish



adjective 
Definition:
 
stained: marked with spots, blotches, or blemishes

[15th century. < Latin maculat-, past participle of maculare< macula "spot"]
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