Maculate

/ˈmækjʊleɪt/

Synonyms for "maculate" (114 found)

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Closest matches (23)

Adjective(7 words)

defiled besmirch blemish blemished blotch deface defile

band bar besmirched bespangle bespangled bespeckle bespeckled blot blotched blotchy check checker dapple defiled

Verb(2 words)

befoul defile

Strong matches (34)

Adjective(2 words)

discolor mottle

Adjective(1 words)

discolored

dot dotted dotty flakeflea bittenflea-bitten flecked fleckered flyspeck frecked freckle freckle-faced freckled freckly impure indecent iris macular maculated marble

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marbleize motley patchy pepper peppered pocked pockmarked pocky pointille pointillistic

Verb(1 words)

foul

Related words (57)

polka dotpolka-dot punctated smirched soiled spangle spangled spatter spattered speck specked speckled speckledy speckly splash splashed splatter splattered splotch splotched

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splotchy spotted spotty sprinkle sprinkled stigmatize stipple stippled streak striate stripe stud studded sullied tainted tattoo tessellate unchaste unclean unvirginal unvirtuous variegate vein

Adjective(11 words)

soil speckle speckled spot spotted stain stained sully taint tainted tarnish

Verb(3 words)

stain sully tarnish

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

21 entries

appearance featureattaint blemish blob blot defect defile discredit disgrace dishonor dishonour fleck harm mark markingmoral quality

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More specific

13 entries

besmirch blotchingdefiled ethicsmottled surfacemottling smear specklespeckled patternspeckling spot staintainted reputationtarnish

Collocations

11 entries

maculate coatmaculate coatingmaculate fabricmaculate parchmentmaculate patternmaculate surfacemaculated appearancemaculation extentmaculation patternpervasive maculationsurface maculation

Inflections

5 entries

maculated maculates maculatingmore maculatemost maculate

Derivations

2 entries

maculated maculation

similar

4 entries

dirty impure soiled unclean

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

they wolde nat maculate the honour of their people with suche a reproche

Source: wiktionary

There was a fresh smell in the air. Sidewalks began to be maculated with spreading areas of dryness

Source: wiktionary

That the honour of verteous gentil men, be nocht maculat vitht the vice ande inciuilite of vicius pretendit gentil men.

Source: wiktionary

[Les Misérables is] about the struggle of a mistreated man as he rises to the top, along with a mortal conflict between this maculate virtuous man and an immaculate pursuing demon.

Source: wiktionary

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