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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)
- (obsolete) To clear from spots or stains, or from any imperfection.
1659, John Hales, Golden Remains of the Ever Memorable Mr. John Hales:taken great pains with him in emaculating the Text, in ſetling the reading […]
References
“emaculate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.