taint

taint ¹

 (tānt)

tr.v. taint·ed, taint·ing, taints

1. To affect or associate with something undesirable or reprehensible: a reputation that was tainted by allegations of illegal activity.

2.

a. To expose to an infectious agent, toxin, or undesirable substance: drinking water that is tainted with parasites; toothpaste that is tainted with toxic metals.

b. To subject to decay or putrefaction: would not eat the meat for fear that it was tainted. See Synonyms at contaminate.

n.

1. An undesirable or corrupting influence or association: wanted to avoid the taint of an accounting scandal. See Synonyms at stain.

2. An undesirable quality; a defect or shortcoming: "I confess to a taint of exhibitionism" (F. Scott Fitzgerald).

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[Partly from obsolete taynt, to color, dye (from Anglo-Norman teint, from past participle of teindre, from Latin tingere), and partly from Middle English tainten, to convict (short for atteinten, from Old French ataint, past participle of ataindre, to attain, touch upon; see attain).]

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taint′less adj.

taint′less·ly adv.

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taint ²

 (tānt)

n. Vulgar Slang

The perineum.

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[From such phrases as 'tain't asshole and 'tain't pussy and 'tain't asshole and 'tain't balls.]

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taint

(teɪnt)

vb

1. to affect or be affected by pollution or contamination: oil has tainted the water.

2. to tarnish (someone's reputation, etc)

n

3. a defect or flaw: a taint on someone's reputation.

4. a trace of contamination or infection

[C14: (influenced by attaint infected, from attain) from Old French teindre to dye, from Latin tingere to dye]

ˈtaintless adj

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taint

(teɪnt)

n.

1. a trace of something bad or offensive.

2. a trace of infection or contamination.

v.t.

3. to modify by a trace of something bad or offensive.

4. to infect or contaminate.

5. to sully or tarnish (a person's name, reputation, etc.).

v.i.

6. to become tainted; spoil.

[1325–75; conflation of Middle English taynt (aph. variant of attaint, past participle of attaint) with late Middle English taynt hue, tint (< Anglo-French teint < Latin tinctus)]

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taint

Past participle: tainted
Gerund: tainting

Imperative

taint

taint

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	taint - the state of being contaminated   contamination impureness, impurity - the condition of being impure dust contamination - state of being contaminated with dust
Verb	1.	taint - place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation" defile, sully, corrupt, cloud mar, deflower, impair, vitiate, spoil - make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"
	2.	taint - contaminate with a disease or microorganism infect superinfect - infect (an infected cell) further or infect a cell already containing similar organisms smut - affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn contaminate, pollute, foul - make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"

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taint

verb

1. disgrace, shame, dishonour, brand, ruin, blacken, stigmatize They said that the elections had been tainted by corruption.

2. spoil, ruin, contaminate, damage, soil, dirty, poison, foul, infect, stain, corrupt, smear, muddy, pollute, blight, tarnish, blot, blemish, sully, defile, adulterate, besmirch, vitiate, smirch Rancid oil will taint the flavour.
spoil clean, cleanse, purify, disinfect, decontaminate

noun

1. disgrace, shame, stigma, dishonour Her government never really shook off the taint of corruption.

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taint

verb

1. To become or cause to become rotten or unsound:

break down, decay, decompose, deteriorate, disintegrate, molder, putrefy, rot, spoil, turn.

Idioms: go bad, go to pot, go to seed.

2. To make morally impure:

contaminate, corrupt, defile, infect, pollute, soil.

3. To contaminate the reputation of:

befoul, besmear, besmirch, bespatter, blacken, cloud, denigrate, dirty, smear, smudge, smut, soil, spatter, stain, sully, tarnish.

Idioms: give a black eye to, sling mud on.

noun

A mark of discredit or disgrace:

black eye, blemish, blot, onus, spot, stain, stigma, tarnish.

Archaic: attaint.

Idiom: a blot on one's escutcheon.

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Translations

شائِبَه، لَطْخَه، عَيْبيُفْسِديُلَطِّخ، يُلَوِّث، يُفْسِد

nákazanakazit sezkazit

fordærveinficereødelæggeplet

verderbenAnflug

pilatasaastuttaaturmellaväliliha

gâtersouillure

blettur; veila; skemmdspillaspilla , menga

infettaretraccia

pagadinti

iezīmeizpausmepazīmesabojātsabojāt reputāciju

besmittebesmittelseinfisere

bozmakbozulmakokuşmakokutmakleke

使腐坏感染腐坏腐蚀

taint

[teɪnt]

A. N (liter) → mancha f, mácula f (liter)
the taint of sin → la mancha del pecado

B. VT

1. (= spoil) [+ food, medicine] → contaminar

2. (fig) [+ reputation] → mancillar
the elections have been tainted by corruption → las elecciones se han visto empañadas or salpicadas por la corrupción

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taint

[ˈteɪnt] vt

[+ meat, food] → gâter; [+ flavour] → dénaturer

[+ reputation] → entacher
to be tainted by sth → être entaché(e) de qch
Opposition leaders said that the elections had been tainted by corruption → Les leaders de l'opposition ont déclaré que les élections avaient été entachées de corruption.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

taint

n

(lit, of food etc) → Stich m; meat free from taint → einwandfreies Fleisch

(fig: = blemish) → Makel m; (= trace) → Spur f; a taint of madness → eine Anlage zum Irrsinn; the hereditary taint → die krankhafte Erbanlage; the taint of sin → der Makel der Sünde; a nasty taint of fascism → ein übler faschistischer Beigeschmack

vt

food → verderben

air, atmosphere → verderben, verpesten

(fig) reputation → beflecken, beschmutzen

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taint

[teɪnt]

1. n (fig) → macchia
the taint of madness → il marchio della pazzia

2. vt (meat, food) → far avariare (fig) (reputation) → infangare

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taint

(teint) verb

1. to spoil (something) by touching it or bringing it into contact with something bad or rotten. The meat has been tainted. bederf يُلَطِّخ، يُلَوِّث، يُفْسِد опетнявам contaminar zkazit verderben inficere μολύνωechar a perder; contaminar riknema ajama, ära rikkuma فاسد شدن؛ صدمه دیدن pilata gâter, corrompre לְהִתקַלקֵל दूषित करना (po)kvariti, uprljati megfertőz mencemari spilla(st), menga(st) guastare, contaminare よごす 감염, 오염 시키다 sugadinti sabojāt menjadi busuk bedervensmitte, infisere, forderveskazićcontaminar a se strica, a se altera портить skaziť (sa) okužiti pokvariti göra skämd ทำให้เสีย bozmak, kokutmak (使)腐壞, 感染 псувати خراب کرنا، آلودہ کرنا làm hỏng （使）腐坏，感染

2. to affect (someone or something) with something evil or immoral; to corrupt. He has been tainted by his contact with criminals. bederf يُفْسِد покварявам contaminar nakazit se verderben fordærve; ødelægge μιαίνω, διαφθείρωcontaminar; corromper rikkuma, korrumpeerima اثر بد گذاشتن turmella corrompre לְזַהֵם छूत लगाना pokvariti, loše djelovati megront mempengaruhi spilla(st) corrompere, guastare 腐敗させる 타락하다 pagadinti, pakenkti, sutepti sabojāt reputāciju dicemari bedervenfordervezepsućcontaminar a (se) strica портить; развращать nakaziť (sa) spriditi blatiti fläcka, besudla, fördärva มีมลทิน bozmak, lekelemek 腐蝕 псувати متاثر کرنا làm hư hỏng 腐蚀

noun

a mark or trace of something bad, rotten or evil. the taint of decay. smet, skandvlek شائِبَه، لَطْخَه، عَيْب следа mancha nákaza der Anflug plet μίασμα, ίχνος μόλυνσης mancha, mancilla; corrupción plekk, rüvetus اثر بد؛ خدشه varjo souillure, corruption שֶׁמֶץ שֶׁל רֵיח רַע मैलापन mrlja romlottság (nyoma) noda blettur; veila; skemmd ombra, macchia 汚れ 흔적 dėmė, ženklas pazīme; iezīme; izpausme tanda-tanda smetplett, besmittelseskaza mancha urmă; boală налёт nákaza madež mrlja smitta, fördärv, skamfläck จุดด่างพร้อย leke; bozulma, kokuşma 腐壞 наліт; зіпсованість داغ vết nhơ 腐坏

ˈtainted adjective

spoiled or corrupted. tainted food; The nation is tainted with evil and corruption. besmet فاسِد، مُنْتِن покварен contaminado zkažený, nakažený verdorben fordærvet μολυσμένος, χαλασμένος echado a perder; viciado, corrompido riknenud, rikutud فاسد شده turmeltunut souillé, corrompuמקולקל, מושחת दूषित pokvaren fertőzött rusak spilltur contaminato, corrotto 腐った 더럽혀진, 썩은 pagedęs, sugedęs sabojājies; sabojāts; pagrimis busuk; tercemar bedorvenfordervet, råttenzepsuty, skażony contaminado stricat; corupt испорченный skazený, nakazený okužen ukaljan skämd, fläckad, fördärvad ซึ่งเน่าเสีย bozulmuş, lekelenmiş 腐壞的 зіпсований داغ دار، خراب hư hỏng; đội bại 腐坏的

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taint

n. [stain] mancha, mácula;

v. manchar, podrirse o causar putrefacción; corromperse.

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