Măc'ū-lāte1, v. t.
v. t. [Lat. maculare, maculatum, It. maculare, macolare, Sp., Pg., & Pr. macular, Fr. maculer. See supra.] To spot; to stain; to blur.
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v. t. [Lat. maculare, maculatum, It. maculare, macolare, Sp., Pg., & Pr. macular, Fr. maculer. See supra.] To spot; to stain; to blur.
a. [Lat. maculatus, p. p. of maculare. See supra.] Marked with spots; blotched; hence, defiled; impure.
Most maculate thoughts, master, are masked under such colors. Shak.