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Definition and meaning of taint

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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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Merriam Webster

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 (v.)

infection decontaminate, disinfect

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Taint

                   

Taint may refer to:

  • Cork taint, undesirable odors or tastes in bottled wine; especially spoilage that can only be detected after opening the bottle
  • Contamination, the presence of a minor and unwanted element (a contaminant)
  • Infection, the colonization of a host organism by parasites
  • Perineum, the region of the human anatomy between the genitals and the anus
  • Taint (band), a sludge-metal band from Wales
  • Taint (legal), the quality of illegally-obtained court evidence
  • Taint checking, a feature of some programming languages that prevents unauthorized users from remotely executing commands on a computer
  • The Taint (or Doctor Who and the Taint), a novel written by Michael Collier and based on the British television series Doctor Who
  • Tint (archaic)
   
               

 

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