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   taint

   /tānt/

   noun

   • 1. a trace of a bad or undesirable quality or substance: "she manages to make paintings about love and beauty that are free of the taint of sentimentality"
   • ▪ a thing whose influence or effect is perceived as contaminating or undesirable: "the taint that threatens to stain most of the company's other partners"
   • ▪ an unpleasant smell: "the lingering taint of creosote"

   verb

   • 1. contaminate or pollute (something): "the air was tainted by fumes from the cars" Similar contaminatepolluteadulterateinfectblightbefoulspoilsoilruindestroyOpposite clean
   • ▪ affect with a bad or undesirable quality: "his reputation was tainted by scandal" Similar tarnishsullyblackenstainbesmirchsmearblotblemishstigmatizemarcorruptdefilesoilmuddyfouldirtydamageinjureharmhurtdebaseinfectpoisonvitiatedrag through the mudblot one's copybookbrandOpposite improve
   • ▪ (of food or water) become contaminated or polluted: "the rennet should be soaked in water containing sufficient salt to keep it from tainting"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘convict, prove guilty’): partly from Old French teint ‘tinged’, based on Latin tingere ‘to dye, tinge’; partly a shortening of attaint.

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   The meaning of TAINT is to contaminate morally : corrupt. How to use taint in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Taint.

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   TAINT definition: 1. to spoil something or give it an unpleasant quality: 2. the act or result of spoiling something…. Learn more.

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   noun. a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful. Synonyms: stain, blemish, spot, fault, flaw, defect. a trace of infection, contamination, or the like. a trace of dishonor or discredit. Obsolete. color; tint.

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   Taint means to contaminate. If you don’t want to taint your drinking water, don’t use an old gas can as a water pitcher. Tainting something makes it impure. To taint something is to spoil or corrupt it, whether it’s water, food, or even a person’s soul.

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   Definition of taint verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   A taint is an undesirable quality which spoils the status or reputation of someone or something.

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   noun. /teɪnt/ [usually singular] (formal) the effect of something bad or unpleasant that damages or harms the quality of somebody/something. to be free from the taint of corruption. trying to save his son from the taint of prison. Word Origin. Want to learn more?

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   TAINT definition: 1. to spoil people's opinion of someone: 2. to spoil something, especially food or blood, by…. Learn more.

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    verb. /teɪnt/ [often passive] taint something (with something) (formal) Verb Forms. to damage or spoil the quality of something or the opinion that people have of someone or something The administration was tainted with scandal. Definitions on the go.

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    1. to affect or be affected by pollution or contamination: oil has tainted the water. 2. to tarnish (someone's reputation, etc) n. 3. a defect or flaw: a taint on someone's reputation.