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maculating

maculating is the present participle and gerund of maculate.

Meaning of maculate

Verb

maculate (third-person singular simple present maculates, present participle maculating, simple past and past participle maculated)

  1. To spot; to stain; to blur.
    • they wolde nat maculate the honour of their people with suche a reproche1531, Thomas Elyot, The Boke Named the Governour […], London: […] Tho[mas] Bertheleti, →OCLC

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Questions about maculating

What is maculating the present participle and gerund of?
Maculating is the present participle and gerund of maculate.

Words near maculating in the dictionary

  1. maculas
  2. maculate
  3. maculated
  4. maculated fever
  5. maculates
  6. maculating
  7. maculation
  8. maculations
  9. maculatory
  10. maculatoside
  11. maculature

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