| Definitions of 'taint' |
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1. (verb) contamination, taint
the state of being contaminated
2. (verb) defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
"sully someone's reputation"
3. (verb) infect, taint
contaminate with a disease or microorganism
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| Definitions of 'taint' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (noun) taint
a thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect
2. (noun) taint
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
3. (noun) taint
tincture; hue; color; tinge
4. (noun) taint
infection; corruption; deprivation
5. (noun) taint
a blemish on reputation; stain; spot; disgrace
6. (verb) taint
to thrust ineffectually with a lance
7. (verb) taint
to injure, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner
8. (verb) taint
to hit or touch lightly, in tilting
9. (verb) taint
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
10. (verb) taint
fig.: To stain; to sully; to tarnish
11. (verb) taint
to be infected or corrupted; to be touched with something corrupting
12. (verb) taint
to be affected with incipient putrefaction; as, meat soon taints in warm weather
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