Found 2 items, similar to Maculate.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: maculate maculate adj 1: morally blemished; stained or impure [syn: defiled] 2: spotted or blotched v 1: 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” [syn: tarnish, stain, sully, defile] 2: spot, stain, or pollute; “The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it” [syn: foul, befoul, defile]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Maculate Maculate \Mac"u*late\, a. [L. maculatus, p. p.] Marked with spots or macul[ae]; blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most maculate thoughts. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Maculate \Mac"u*late\, v. t. [L. maculatus, p. p. of maculare to spot. See Macula, and cf. Macule, v.] To spot; to stain; to blur. [1913 Webster] Maculate the honor of their people. --Sir T. Elyot. [1913 Webster]