emaculate

English

Etymology

From Latin emaculatus, past participle of emaculare (“to clear from spots”). See maculate.

Verb

emaculate (third-person singular simple present emaculates, present participle emaculating, simple past and past participle emaculated)

  1. (obsolete) To clear from spots or stains, or from any imperfection.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for emaculate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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