maculate

adj 1: morally blemished; stained or impure [syn: {defiled}]

2: spotted or blotched

v 1: make dirty or spotty; 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" [syn: {tarnish}, {sully}, {defile}]

2: spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river

by emptying raw sewage into it" [syn: {foul}, {befoul}, {defile}]