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Words related to maculate

Related / Similar Words: foul, befoul, defile, tarnish, stain, sully, defiled

Definition:

spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it";

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";

spotted or blotched;

morally blemished; stained or impure;

Hyponyms: darken

Derivational Morphology: macule, macula, staining, spotting, maculation, befoulment, defilement, pollution, polluter, defiler, mark, stigma, brand, stain, blot, smear, smirch, spot, tarnish

Anagrams: cumulate

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