Meanings
verbemaculate (third-person singular simple present emaculates, present participle emaculating, simple past and past participle emaculated)
present singular third person emaculates · participle present emaculating · participle past emaculated · past emaculated
- obsoleteTo clear from spots or stains, or from any imperfection.
taken great pains with him in emaculating the Text, in ſetling the reading[…]
1659, John Hales, Golden Remains of the Ever Memorable Mr. John Hales
Origin
- Latinemaculatus
- Englishemaculate
From Latin emaculatus, past participle of emaculare (“to clear from spots”). See maculate.
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