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    maculate - Dictionary definition and meaning for word maculate

    Definition
    (verb) make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
    Synonyms : defile , stain , sully , tarnish
    Example Sentence
    • The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
    • Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
    Definition
    (verb) spot, stain, or pollute
    Synonyms : befoul , defile , foul
    Example Sentence
    • The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it
    Definition
    (adj) morally blemished; stained or impure
    Synonyms : defiled
    Definition
    (adj) spotted or blotched
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for maculate

immaculate = perfect; maculate = stained

Macula is discolouration of skin due to some disease. hence maculate is to get spots and stains

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Tag: Mac is white it always gets spotted and stained :(

mac+u+l+ate--- while ATE(eating) you got a SPOT or STAIN on shirt , so a maculate shirt, like a shirt having a mark or stain

MACULATE.izzat ko mela kar dena dag laga dena.

MACULATED = ma + cul + ate; Ma means Mother cul means family ate means destroy the name; Mother leaves with another person so she makes a black spot our family name.

mac(brillian student) cpmes LATE to class. itz a spot on his immaculate performance.

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