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taint (n.)
1.the state of being contaminated
taint (v.)
1.contaminate with a disease or microorganism
2.place under suspicion or cast doubt upon"sully someone's reputation"
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TaintTaint (?), n. [Cf. F. atteinte a blow, bit, stroke. See Attaint.]
1. A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect. [Obs.]
This taint he followed with his sword drawn from a silver sheath. Chapman.
2. An injury done to a lance in an encounter, without its being broken; also, a breaking of a lance in an encounter in a dishonorable or unscientific manner. [Obs.]
TaintTaint, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tainted (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tainting.] To thrust ineffectually with a lance. [Obs.]
TaintTaint, v. t.
1. To injure, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner. [Obs.]
Do not fear; I have
A staff to taint, and bravely. Massinger.
2. To hit or touch lightly, in tilting. [Obs.]
They tainted each other on the helms and passed by. Ld. Berners.
TaintTaint, v. t. [F. teint, p. p. of teindre to dye, tinge, fr. L. tingere, tinctum. See Tinge, and cf. Tint.]
1. To imbue or impregnate with something extraneous, especially with something odious, noxious, or poisonous; hence, to corrupt; to infect; to poison; as, putrid substance taint the air.
2. Fig.: To stain; to sully; to tarnish.
His unkindness may defeat my life,
But never taint my love. Shak.
Syn. -- To contaminate; defile; pollute; corrupt; infect; disease; vitiate; poison.
TaintTaint (?), v. i.
1. To be infected or corrupted; to be touched with something corrupting.
I can not taint with fear. Shak.
2. To be affected with incipient putrefaction; as, meat soon taints in warm weather.
TaintTaint, n.
1. Tincture; hue; color; tinge. [Obs.]
2. Infection; corruption; deprivation.
He had inherited from his parents a scrofulous taint, which it was beyond the power of medicine to remove. Macaulay.
3. A blemish on reputation; stain; spot; disgrace.
TaintTaint (?), v. t. Aphetic form of Attaint.
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taint (n.)
blemish, contamination, disgrace, putrefaction, rotting, smirch, stain, stigma
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taint (v.)
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taint (n.)
impureness, impurity[Hyper.]
infect, taint - contaminate, foul, pollute - contaminate[Dérivé]
taint (v.)
infect[Classe]
gâter quelque chose (fr)[Classe]
rendre pollué (fr)[Classe]
(epidemical; epidemic)[termes liés]
taint (v.)
rendre dans un état inférieur ; rendre vil, indigne de respect (fr)[Classe]
abaisser la valeur de quelqu'un (fr)[Classe]
rendre pire qqn (fr)[Classe]
dire du mal de qqn (fr)[Classe]
mépris (fr)[termes liés]
deflower, impair, mar, spoil, vitiate[Hyper.]
cloud[Dérivé]
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