maculate

adjective

  1. 1

    spotted or blotched

  2. 2

    morally blemished; stained or impure

verb

  1. 1

    spot, stain, or pollute

    The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it

  2. 2

    make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

    The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air

    Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man

Synonyms

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