What is the meaning of maculate?

verb

  • Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically.
    • usage: "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
  • Spot, stain, or pollute.
    • usage: "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"

adjective

  • Morally blemished; stained or impure.
  • Spotted or blotched. .
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