maculate

  • (s) morally blemished; stained or impure defiled,
  • (s) spotted or blotched

Verbs

  • (v) 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, defile, sully, stain,
  • (v) spot, stain, or pollute
    • The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it
    befoul, defile, foul,

Synonyms

tarnish defile sully stain defiled befoul foul

Words of close approximity