n.
Function: verb
1 to mark or stain (something) with spots FF1C; a white dress spotted with red mud FF1E;
Synonyms: bespatter, bespot, spatter; compare SPECKLE 1
Related Words: blot, blotch, mottle; fleck, marble, streak, stripe; dot, pepper, speck, speckle, sprinkle, stipple; splash; dirty, soil, stain
2 to form or appear as spots on FF1C; a bleak landscape spotted with cottages FF1E;
Synonyms: dot, pimple, speckle, sprinkle, stud
Related Words: intersperse
3
Synonyms: IDENTIFY , determinate, diagnose, diagnosticate, distinguish, finger, pinpoint, place, recognize
Related Words: ascertain; see
4
Synonyms: FIND 1, catch, descry, detect, encounter, espy, hit (on or upon), meet (with), turn up