MACULATE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • spot, stain, or pollute
   Synonym(s)
   • befoul (what does befoul mean?)
   • defile (what does defile mean?)
   • foul (what does foul mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it
   Hypernyms(s) maculate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • dishonor (what does dishonor mean?)
   • disgrace (what does disgrace mean?)
   • dishonour (what does dishonour mean?)
   • attaint (what does attaint mean?)
   • shame (what does shame mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • macule (what does macule mean?)
   • macula (what does macula mean?)
   • staining (what does staining mean?)
   • spotting (what does spotting mean?)
   • maculation (what does maculation mean?)
   • befoulment (what does befoulment mean?)
   • defilement (what does defilement mean?)
   • pollution (what does pollution mean?)
   • polluter (what does polluter mean?)
   • defiler (what does defiler mean?)
   • befoulment (what does befoulment mean?)
   • defilement (what does defilement mean?)
   • pollution (what does pollution mean?)
2. Meaning
   • make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air
   • also used metaphorically
   Synonym(s)
   • defile (what does defile mean?)
   • stain (what does stain mean?)
   • sully (what does sully mean?)
   • tarnish (what does tarnish mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
   • Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
   Hypernyms(s) maculate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • spot (what does spot mean?)
   • fleck (what does fleck mean?)
   • blob (what does blob mean?)
   • blot (what does blot mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • darken (what does darken mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • macule (what does macule mean?)
   • macula (what does macula mean?)
   • staining (what does staining mean?)
   • spotting (what does spotting mean?)
   • maculation (what does maculation mean?)
   • mark (what does mark mean?)
   • stigma (what does stigma mean?)
   • brand (what does brand mean?)
   • stain (what does stain mean?)
   • blot (what does blot mean?)
   • smear (what does smear mean?)
   • smirch (what does smirch mean?)
   • spot (what does spot mean?)
   • stain (what does stain mean?)
   • tarnish (what does tarnish mean?)

MACULATE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • spotted or blotched
   Similar To
   • dirty (what does dirty mean?)
   • soiled (what does soiled mean?)
   • unclean (what does unclean mean?)
2. Meaning
   • morally blemished
   • stained or impure
   Synonym(s)
   • defiled (what does defiled mean?)
   Similar To
   • impure (what does impure mean?)