maculate — قاموس الإنجليزية

فعل

1. To spot; to stain; to blur.

   أمثلة

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

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

صفة

1. Marked with spots or maculae; blotched.

   الاستعمال

   • عتيق
   • شعري

2. Defiled, impure.

   الاستعمال

   • عتيق
   • شعري

   أمثلة

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   [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.

صفة

1. morally blemished; stained or impure

   مرادفات

   defiled

2. spotted or blotched

فعل

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

   مرادفات

   tarnishstainsullydefile

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   spotfleckblobblot

   أمثلة

   The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air

   Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man

2. spot, stain, or pollute

   مرادفات

   foulbefouldefile

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   dishonordisgracedishonourattaintshame

   أمثلة

   The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it