Definitions for maculate
Overview of verb maculate
The verb maculate has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile
(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")
2. foul, befoul, defile, maculate
(spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it")
Overview of adj maculate
The adj maculate has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. defiled, maculate
(morally blemished; stained or impure)
2. maculate
(spotted or blotched)
