Mac"u*late (?), v. t. [L. maculatus, p. p. of maculare to spot. See
Macula, and cf. Macule, v.] To spot; to stain; to blur.
Maculate the honor of their people.
Sir T. Elyot.
Mac"u*late (?), a. [L. maculatus, p. p.] Marked with spots or maculæ;
blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most maculate thoughts. Shak.
Mac"u*la`ted (?), a. Having spots or blotches; maculate.
Mac"u*la"tion (?), n. [L. maculatio.] The act of spotting; a spot; a
blemish. Shak.
Mac"u*la*to*ry (?), a. Causing a spot or stain. T. Adams.