maculate /ˈmakjʊleɪt 
/ literary ▸ adjective spotted or stained. ▸ verb [with object] mark with a spot or spots; stain: a dirty white T-shirt maculated with barbecue sauce.
– DERIVATIVES maculation /ˌmakjʊˈleɪʃn / noun – ORIGIN late Middle English (as a verb): from Latin maculat- ‘spotted’, from maculare ‘to spot’, from macula ‘spot’.
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