maculate

英['mækjʊleɪt] 美['mækjʊlɪt]

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"