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maculateto make dirty or spotted; to stain or defile

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to make dirty or spotted; to stain or defile

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈmækjəˌleɪt/

Korean meaning: 더럽히다, 얼룩지게 하다, 오염시키다

Korean pronunciation: **맥**큘레이트

Example Sentences

  • The cat managed to maculate the freshly painted wall with its muddy paws.
  • His once pristine academic record was maculated by a single plagiarism incident.
  • The politician's maculate past haunted him during the election campaign.

maculate

VERB

//ˈmækjəˌleɪt//

to make dirty or spotted; to stain or defile

maculate concept
💡 Concept

a young artist accidentally knocks over a jar of dark paint with her elbow while reaching for a brush. The black paint splashes across the previously spotless white canvas in irregular splotches. What was once a clean, unmarked surface now bears dark stains spreading in different directions. The paint continues to drip down the canvas creating more spots and marks. The artist gasps and covers her mouth in shock at the mess she created. Her art teacher rushes over with cleaning supplies but the damage is already done. how something pure and clean can be made dirty and spotted through staining

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈmækjəˌleɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈmækjʊˌleɪt/

🌳Etymology

Rootmacul-
Suffix--ate

Origin

From Latin 'maculare' meaning 'to stain or spot,' which comes from 'macula' meaning 'spot' or 'blemish.' This is the positive form of the more common 'immaculate,' which means spotless or pure.

🎵Rhyme

calculatearticulatematriculate
calculate
articulate
matriculate

🔗Collocations

maculate reputation
maculate with stains
morally maculate
maculate surface
maculate character

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The cat managed to maculate the freshly painted wall with its muddy paws.

His once pristine academic record was maculated by a single plagiarism incident.

The politician's maculate past haunted him during the election campaign.

😄 Fun example

She refused to wear white to the food fight, knowing it would be maculated within seconds.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

staindefiletaintblemishsully

Antonyms

purifycleanseimmaculate

Related

immaculatemacularmaculacontaminatepollute

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