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taint (noun)

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  • taint — ► NOUN 1) a trace of a bad or undesirable quality or substance. 2) a contaminating influence or effect. ► VERB 1) contaminate or pollute. 2) affect with a bad or undesirable quality. ORIGIN Old French teint tinged , from Latin tingere to dye,… …   English terms dictionary

  • taint — / tānt/ vt: to damage or destroy the validity of evidence taint ed by an illegal search taint n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • taint´less — taint «taynt», noun, verb. –n. 1. a trace of any harmful or undesirable quality, often a) a condition of contamination, infection, or decay. b) a trace of discredit, dishonor, or disgrace; slur: »a taint of bribery. No taint of dishonor ever… …   Useful english dictionary

  • taint´ed|ness — taint|ed «TAYN tihd», adjective. 1. affected with any taint; stained, tinged, contaminated, infected, corrupted, or depraved: »The death toll from tainted liquor in Spain rose to 22…and officials feared that it would go higher (New York Times). 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • taint´ed|ly — taint|ed «TAYN tihd», adjective. 1. affected with any taint; stained, tinged, contaminated, infected, corrupted, or depraved: »The death toll from tainted liquor in Spain rose to 22…and officials feared that it would go higher (New York Times). 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • taint|ed — «TAYN tihd», adjective. 1. affected with any taint; stained, tinged, contaminated, infected, corrupted, or depraved: »The death toll from tainted liquor in Spain rose to 22…and officials feared that it would go higher (New York Times). 2. Archaic …   Useful english dictionary

  • taint-worm — taintˈ worm noun (Milton) A worm supposed to infect cattle • • • Main Entry: ↑taint …   Useful english dictionary

  • taint — noun a trace of a bad or undesirable quality or substance. ↘a contaminating influence or effect. verb 1》 contaminate or pollute.     ↘affect with a bad or undesirable quality. 2》 archaic (of food or water) become contaminated or polluted.… …   English new terms dictionary

  • taint — Noun. The perineum. Something of a pun, because it aint the anus, and it aint the vagina or balls …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • taint — taint1 [ teınt ] verb transitive to give something an unpleasant quality that spoils it and often makes people not want it, or not want to be involved with it: The air was tainted by the smell of burning. a. to make someone seem less honest,… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • taint — I UK [teɪnt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms taint : present tense I/you/we/they taint he/she/it taints present participle tainting past tense tainted past participle tainted a) to give something an unpleasant quality that spoils it and often… …   English dictionary

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