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taint

/ taint /

noun/verb

noun Sense 1

the state of being contaminated

Type of:

impurity impureness

Kinds of:

dust contamination

Derived:

infect contaminate pollute foul

verb Sense 2

contaminate with a disease or microorganism

Opposites:

disinfect

Type of:

pollute foul contaminate

Kinds of:

superinfect smut

Derived:

contamination infection

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 3

place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

"sully someone''s reputation"

Type of:

mar impair spoil

Derived:

cloud

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s on something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

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