maculate

Verb

Verb Forms: maculated, maculating, maculates

• To mark with spots or blotches; to stain or disfigure.
• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
• spot, stain, or pollute
• To spot; to stain; to blur.

Adjective Satellite

• morally blemished; stained or impure
• spotted or blotched

Adj

• Marked with spots or maculae; blotched.
• Defiled; impure.

Examples

• He tried to MACULATE my scoring chances by blocking the premium squares in Scrabble.

Synonyms

befoul, defile, defiled, foul, stain, sully, tarnish

Anagrams of maculate