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1 taint
[teint] 1. verb1) (to spoil (something) by touching it or bringing it into contact with something bad or rotten: The meat has been tainted.) μολύνω2) (to affect (someone or something) with something evil or immoral; to corrupt: He has been tainted by his contact with criminals.) μιαίνω2. noun(a mark or trace of something bad, rotten or evil: the taint of decay.) μίασμα, ίχνη μόλυνσης- tainted
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