1. Morally blemished; stained or impure
   "His reputation was maculate after the scandal";
   - defiled
    
2. Spotted or blotched
   "The maculate pattern on the leopard's coat was beautiful"

1. Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air
   "The silver was maculated by the long exposure to the air";
   - tarnish, stain, sully, defile, soil
    
2. Spoil, spot, stain, or pollute
   "The townspeople maculated the river by emptying raw sewage into it";
   - foul, befoul, defile

Derived forms: maculated, maculates, maculating

See also: dirty, impure, soiled, unclean

Type of: attaint [archaic], blob, blot, disgrace, dishonor [US], dishonour [Brit, Cdn], fleck, shame, spot