| 单词 | maculate |
| 释义 | maculate (once / 113648 pages) adjv If your little sister has a maculate appearance, she either needs a good wipe with a damp towel or you should take her to the doctor straight away. A fairly technical word little used now, maculate means "spotted" or "blotchy." There's another meaning for maculate, that of "having a blemished or impure moral character." Now your little sister doesn't have that, does she? You can also maculate something by either physically or metaphorically polluting it — like a river or a relationship. WORD FAMILYmaculate: maculated, maculating, maculation+/macula: maculae, maculas, maculate/maculation: maculations USAGE EXAMPLESA few drops of lukewarm water maculated the sidewalks with spots as big as dollars. Vance, Louis Joseph, Joan Thursday(2011) Ten priests, in white vestments, maculated with red, stepped out to the centre of the altar. Kuprin, A. I. (Aleksandr Ivanovich), Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity(2010) His heavy, blunt hand fumbled under the maculate apron; his chest heaved with a sudden, tempestuous breathing. Hergesheimer, Joseph, Wild Oranges(2010) 1adj morally blemished; stained or impure Syn defiled impure (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene 2adj spotted or blotched Syn dirty, soiled, unclean soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime 3v spot, stain, or pollute Syn|Hyper befoul, defile, foul attaint, disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, shame bring shame or dishonor upon 4v make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically Syn|Hypo|Hyper defile, stain, sully, tarnish darken tarnish or stain blob, blot, fleck, spot make a spot or mark onto |
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