Difference between Maculate and Defile

What is the difference between Maculate and Defile?

Maculate as a verb is to spot; to stain; to blur. while Defile as a verb is to make impure; to make dirty. less strong than to pollute

Maculate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To spot; to stain; to blur.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Marked with spots or maculae; blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most maculate thoughts.

Defile

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A way or gorge so narrow that only one person at a time can pass.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to make impure; to make dirty. Less strong than to pollute(intransitive) To march in a single file.

We hope you now know whether to use Maculate or Defile in your sentence.

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