maculate in WordNet English dictionary

1. spot, stain, or pollute
   "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
   foul  befoul  defile  maculate 
   
2. 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"
   tarnish  stain  maculate  sully  defile 
   

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