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Meaning of word maculate from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

maculate adjective

Meaning : Morally blemished. Stained or impure.

Synonyms : defiled

Meaning : Spotted or blotched.

maculate verb

Meaning : Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air. Also used metaphorically.

Example : The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air.
Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man.

Synonyms : defile, stain, sully, tarnish

Meaning : Spot, stain, or pollute.

Example : The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it.

Synonyms : befoul, defile, foul

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pragmatical (adjective)
Of or concerning the theory of pragmatism.

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

assertion (noun)
A declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary).

facelift (noun)
Plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face. An incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised.

millet (noun)
Any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.

step to the fore (verb)
Make oneself visible. Take action.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.