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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
taint
n 1: the state of being contaminated [syn: contamination,
taint]
v 1: place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's
reputation" [syn: defile, sully, corrupt, taint,
cloud]
2: contaminate with a disease or microorganism [syn: infect,
taint] [ant: disinfect]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Taint \Taint\, v. t. [F. teint, p. p. of teindre to dye, tinge,
fr. L. tingere, tinctum. See Tinge, and cf. Tint.]
1. 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.
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2. Fig.: To stain; to sully; to tarnish.
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His unkindness may defeat my life,
But never taint my love. --Shak.
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Syn: To contaminate; defile; pollute; corrupt; infect;
disease; vitiate; poison.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Taint \Taint\, n. [Cf. F. atteinte a blow, bit, stroke. See
Attaint.]
1. A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect.
[Obs.]
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This taint he followed with his sword drawn from a
silver sheath. --Chapman.
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2. 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. [Obs.]
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Taint \Taint\, v. i.
1. To be infected or corrupted; to be touched with something
corrupting.
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I can not taint with fear. --Shak.
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2. To be affected with incipient putrefaction; as, meat soon
taints in warm weather.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Taint \Taint\, n.
1. Tincture; hue; color; tinge. [Obs.]
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2. Infection; corruption; deprivation.
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He had inherited from his parents a scrofulous
taint, which it was beyond the power of medicine to
remove. --Macaulay.
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3. A blemish on reputation; stain; spot; disgrace.
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6. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Taint \Taint\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tainted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tainting.]
To thrust ineffectually with a lance. [Obs.]
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7. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Taint \Taint\, v. t.
1. To injure, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to
break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or
unscientific manner. [Obs.]
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Do not fear; I have
A staff to taint, and bravely. --Massinger.
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2. To hit or touch lightly, in tilting. [Obs.]
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They tainted each other on the helms and passed by.
--Ld. Berners.
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8. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Taint \Taint\, v. t.
Aphetic form of Attaint.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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Thesaurus Results for Taint:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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