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taint (verb)

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  • 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 — verb 1) the wilderness is tainted by pollution Syn: contaminate, pollute, adulterate, infect, blight, spoil, soil, ruin 2) fraudulent firms taint our reputation Syn: tarnish, sully …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 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 — [[t]te͟ɪnt[/t]] taints, tainting, tainted 1) VERB If a person or thing is tainted by something bad or undesirable, their status or reputation is harmed because they are associated with it. [be V ed] Opposition leaders said that the elections had… …   English dictionary

  • 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

  • taint — I. verb Etymology: Middle English teynten to color & taynten to attaint; Middle English teynten, from Anglo French teinter, from teint, past participle of teindre, from Latin tingere; Middle English taynten, short for attaynten more at tinge,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • taint — 1. noun /teɪnt/ a) A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food Sorry you feel that way. But since your mother sucks cocks in hell if I go there I wont be rotting.....Ill be on line right behind you hoping to get another good head… …   Wiktionary

  • taint — 1. noun the taint of corruption Syn: trace, touch, suggestion, hint, tinge; stain, blot, blemish, stigma, black mark, discredit, dishonor, disgrace, shame 2. verb 1) the wilderness is tainted by pollution …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • taint — 1 verb (transitive usually passive) to make someone or something seem less pure and desirable by relating it to something unpleasant: be tainted by/with: a political reputation tainted by association with the Mafia 2 noun (singular) the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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