maculate
Mac"u*late, v. t. Etym: [L. maculatus, p. p. of maculare to spot. See Macula, and cf. Macule, v.] Defn: To spot; to stain; to blur. Maculate the honor of their people. Sir T. Elyot. Mac"u*late, a. Etym: [L. maculatus, p. p.] Defn: Marked with spots or maculæ; blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most maculate thoughts. Shak.