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Maculate

verb
1.
Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically.  Synonyms: defile, stain, sully, tarnish.  "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
2.
Spot, stain, or pollute.  Synonyms: befoul, defile, foul.
adjective
1.
Morally blemished; stained or impure.  Synonym: defiled.
2.
Spotted or blotched.






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"Maculate" Quotes from Famous Books



... treason Though it be contrarie to reason. Because the matter been so vile, It may nocht have ane ornate style; Wherefore I pray your Excellence To hear me with great patience: Of stinking weedis maculate No man nay mak ane rose-chaplet. Sovereign, I mean of thir syde tails, Whilk through the dust and dubis trails Three quarters lang behind their heels, Express again' all commonweals. Though bishops, in their pontificals, Have men for to bear up their tails, For dignity of their office; ...
— English Satires • Various



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