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Verb maculate has 2 senses
- 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"
--1 is one way to spot, fleck, blob, blot
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- foul, befoul, defile, maculate - spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
--2 is one way to dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint, shame
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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