MACULATE

(verb) spot, stain, or pollute
"The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
synonyms : befoul , defile , foul
(verb) 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"
synonyms : defile , stain , sully , tarnish
(adj.) spotted or blotched
(adj.) morally blemished; stained or impure
synonyms : defiled

Mnemonics for maculate

(Tag: ) immaculate = perfect; maculate = stained
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(Tag: word reference) Macula is discolouration of skin due to some disease. hence maculate is to get spots and stains
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(Tag: ) mac+u+l+ate--- while ATE(eating) you got a SPOT or STAIN on shirt , so a maculate shirt, like a shirt having a mark or stain
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(Tag: Kannada) Tag: Mac is white it always gets spotted and stained :(
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(Tag: ) MACULATED = ma + cul + ate; Ma means Mother cul means family ate means destroy the name; Mother leaves with another person so she makes a black spot our family name.
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(Tag: hindi.) MACULATE.izzat ko mela kar dena dag laga dena.
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