taint
To contaminate or corrupt with an external agent, either physically or morallyTo contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.
» His hands are tainted with blood.
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8 senses(transitive)To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.
verderben
(transitive)To spoil (food) by contamination.
verderben
(intransitive)To be infected or corrupted; to be touched by something corrupting.
(intransitive)To be affected with incipient putrefaction.
Meat soon taints in warm weather.
(transitive)To mark (a variable) as unsafe, so that operations involving it are subject to additional security checks.
(Australia, transitive)To invalidate (a share capital account) by transferring profits into it.
(transitive)To damage, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner.
(intransitive)To thrust ineffectually with a lance.
- contaminate with a disease or microorganism
- place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
Examples
13 sentencesHis hands are tainted with blood.
The stream was tainted crimson with blood.
deDer Strom war rot von Blut. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The usually delicious meal was tainted with unwashed hands.
The cooked rice is tainted, the fried rice is consumed.
deDer gekochte Reis ist verdorben, der gebratene verzehrt. — AqQoyriq_1
After the pictures were revealed, the actress' clean image was tainted.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French teint, from Old French teint (past participle of teindre (“to dye, to tFrom Middle French teint, from Old French teint (past participle of teindre (“to dye, to tinge”)), from Latin tinctum (past participle of tingere); compare tint.
From Middle English taynt, aphetic form of attaynt, atteynt, from Old French atteinte (“a blow, stroke”). Compare with attaint.
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Forms
taints, tainting, tainted, taintedSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle