What does taint mean?
Definitions for taint
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Princeton's WordNet
contamination, taint(verb)
the state of being contaminated
defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud(verb)
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
"sully someone's reputation"
infect, taint(verb)
contaminate with a disease or microorganism
Wiktionary
taint(Contraction)
Contraction of it ain't.
Etymology: Reportedly from the phrase “'tain't your balls and 'tain't your ass”.
Webster Dictionary
Taint(noun)
a thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect
Taint(noun)
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
Taint(verb)
to thrust ineffectually with a lance
Taint(verb)
to injure, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner
Taint(verb)
to hit or touch lightly, in tilting
Taint(verb)
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
Taint(verb)
fig.: To stain; to sully; to tarnish
Taint(verb)
to be infected or corrupted; to be touched with something corrupting
Taint(verb)
to be affected with incipient putrefaction; as, meat soon taints in warm weather
Taint(noun)
tincture; hue; color; tinge
Taint(noun)
infection; corruption; deprivation
Taint(noun)
a blemish on reputation; stain; spot; disgrace
Freebase
Taint
Taint were a three-piece metal band from Swansea, Wales. The band formed in 1994 while still teenagers, releasing a string of demos, compilation features and split records over eleven years until their first full length album, The Ruin of Nová Roma, was released in 2005. Their sophomore release entitled Secrets and Lies followed in 2007, with an ep, All Bees to the Sea, following in 2009. In September 2010, The band announced via their website that they were disbanding after 16 years. They played their final show in December 2010 in their hometown Swansea. Jimbob still makes music, forming another three-piece band called H A R K, whose debut 7 was released in 2012.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Taint
tānt, v.t. to tinge, moisten, or impregnate with anything noxious: to infect: to stain.—v.i. to be affected with something corrupting.—n. a stain or tincture: infection or corruption: a spot: a moral blemish.—adj. Taint′less, without taint, pure.—adv. Taint′lessly, without taint.—n. Taint′ure (Shak.), taint, tinge, stain. [O. Fr. taint (Fr. teint), pa.p. of teindre, to dye—L. tingĕre, tinctum, to wet.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
taint
By admiralty law, the taint of contraband extends to all property on board belonging to the owners of detected contraband articles.
Anagrams for taint »
tinta
titan, Titan
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of taint in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of taint in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of taint in a Sentence
We are a nation of tremendous wealth. Hunger in this country is the result of policies that keep wages low and funnel wealth to the top. It is the result of a political system that says it is OK to spend money on tax breaks for millionaires and the same companies who taint our economy, but we can't afford to fund meals for our kids in the streets.
To be rich or to be poor, that is the question." Hunger or homelessness can signify poverty and so can mental or emotional deficiency. Hunger or homelessness are lethal physical hazards, if they bear the taint of starvation or hypothermia. Mental or emotional deficiencies are inexorable perils, if they are stained by the black mark of depression or hopelessness. The magic antidote in any circumstances is seeing the bright side of things, possibly "with a little help". ( "Homeless down in the corner" )
I will not let them taint me as a left-wing liberal, people know Bobby Bright. They know I'm conservative.
That's where it worries me that the President apparently has been pressing the intelligence community to find what he wants to find, the question should be,' Where did the virus come from ?' not' Don't you think it came from a lab ?' ... Because if they taint the intelligence before it gets to them, they're going to make bad decisions.
This attack on my credibility is one part of a larger effort not just to slander me personally, but to taint the FBI, law enforcement, and intelligence professionals more generally.
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- verderbenGerman
- contaminar, corromper, corrupción, impurezaSpanish
- pilaantuma, pilata, väliliha, häpeätahra, saastuttaa, turmellaFinnish
- infektarIdo
- perineo, infettare, macchiare, contaminare, guastareItalian
- skrukkNorwegian
- infectar, macular, contaminar, corromperPortuguese
- spurca, mânjiRomanian
- förorena, mellangård, besudlaSwedish
- заразаUkrainian
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