maculate

maculate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.To spot; to stain; to blur. Maculate the honor of their people. Sir T. Elyot.
  2. 2.Marked with spots or maculæ; blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most maculate thoughts. Shak.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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