2 entries under this word

Maculate

Măc'ū-lāte, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [Lat. maculare, maculatum, It. maculare, macolare, Sp., Pg., & Pr. macular, Fr. maculer. See supra.] To spot; to stain; to blur.

adjective

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.