maculate

maculate is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as verb and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To spot; to stain; to blur. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 16 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. verb. To spot; to stain; to blur.
2. adjective. Marked with spots or maculae; blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most maculate thoughts.
3. verb. spot, stain, or pollute

   "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"

   Synonyms: befoul, defile, foul

4. verb. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

   "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

5. adjective. spotted or blotched
6. adjective. morally blemished; stained or impure

   Synonyms: defiled

Synonyms

befoul, defile, foul, stain, sully, tarnish, defiled

Common word forms

maculated, maculates, maculating

Words from these letters

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