maculate
📖 Definitions
verb tr.
To stain, blemish, or pollute.
adjective
Stained, spotted, or impure.
💬 Usage Examples
“I had to maculate the gleam in my eye.” Justin Phillip Reed; When I Was a Poet; Poetry (Chicago, Illinois); Dec 2019. “I can make out its long-fingered wings and tightly ruddering tail, its maculate underside.” Richard Smyth; There’s a Buzzard in the Air; The Guardian (London, UK); Apr 14, 2020.