fleck vs maculate

fleck is a noun but maculate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fleck	Yes	No	Yes	No
maculate	No	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, maculate is a hyponym of fleck; that is, maculate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fleck:

fleck: make a spot or mark onto
maculate: make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

Other hyponyms of fleck include splotch, defile, stain, sully, tarnish, bespeckle, speckle, bespatter, spatter.

fleck (noun)	maculate (noun)
a small contrasting part of something
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

fleck (adjective)	maculate (adjective)
	spotted or blotched
	morally blemished; stained or impure

fleck (verb)	maculate (verb)
make a spot or mark onto	spot, stain, or pollute
	make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically