maculate

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Verb

  1. 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. spot, stain, or pollute; “The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it”

Adjective

  1. morally blemished; stained or impure
  2. spotted or blotched

From LookUp: Adjective

  1. Literary spotted or stained.

Verb

  1. Literary mark with a spot or spots; stain a dirty white T-shirt maculated with barbecue sauce