Difference between Maculate and Impure

What is the difference between Maculate and Impure?

Maculate as a verb is to spot; to stain; to blur. while Impure as a verb is to defile; 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.

Impure

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To defile; to [pollute].

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated extraneous substances; adulterated; as, impure water or air; impure drugs, food, etc.Defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed; -- said of persons or things.Unchaste; lewd; unclean; obscene; as, impure language or ideas.

Example sentence: All real capitalisms are impure hybrids, mongrels mixed with other strains.

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

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