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maculate
adjective
verb
spotted or blotched
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adjective
spotted or blotched
adjective
morally blemished; stained or impure
verb
spot, stain, or pollute
“The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it”
verb
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
“The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air”
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The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it
The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
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