maculate

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And one_, that is Duns Scotus the champion of the Im- maculate Conception.

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  1. transitive verb To spot, blemish, or pollute.
  2. adjective Spotted or blotched.
  3. adjective Stained; impure.

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  1. Middle English maculaten, from Latin maculāre, maculāt-, from macula, spot.

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  1. from Latin maculatus, past participle of maculare, spot, speckle, from macula, a spot: see macula, macule.
  2. from Latin maculatus, past participle: see the verb.
 

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/ˈmækjuleɪt/
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