taint
11Taint — Taint, v. t. Aphetic form of {Attaint}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
12taint — [n] contamination, corruption black mark, blemish, blot, contagion, defect, disgrace, dishonor, fault, flaw, infection, pollution, shame, smear, spot, stain, stigma; concepts 230,388 Ant. cleanliness, perfection taint [v] dirty, contaminate; ruin …
13taint — (v.) 1570s, to corrupt, contaminate, also to trouch, tinge, imbue slightly (1590s), from M.E. teynten to convict, prove guilty (late 14c.), partly from O.Fr. ataint, pp. of ataindre to touch upon, seize (see ATTAINDER (Cf. attainder)). Also from… …
14taint — vb *contaminate, pollute, defile Analogous words: *debase, deprave, corrupt, vitiate: spoil, decompose, rot, putrefy, *decay: imbue, inoculate, *infuse …
15taint — ► NOUN 1) a trace of a bad or undesirable quality or substance. 2) a contaminating influence or effect. ► VERB 1) contaminate or pollute. 2) affect with a bad or undesirable quality. ORIGIN Old French teint tinged , from Latin tingere to dye,… …
16taint — [tānt] vt. [prob. a merging of ME taynten, to touch (aphetic < ataynten,ATTAINT) + Anglo Fr teinter, to color < teint, pp. of OFr teindre < L tingere, to wet, moisten: see TINGE] 1. a) to affect with something physically injurious,… …
17'taint — /tānt/ (slang or non standard) contraction of it is not …
18taint — at·taint·ment; taint·less; at·taint; taint; taint·less·ly; taint·less·ness; un·taint·ed·ly; un·taint·ed·ness; …
19taint — taint1 [teınt] v [T usually passive] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Partly from Anglo French teinter to color , from Latin tingere ( TINGE2); partly from Old French ataint, from ataindre ( ATTAIN)] 1.) if something bad taints a situation or person, it …
20taint — taint1 [ teınt ] verb transitive to give something an unpleasant quality that spoils it and often makes people not want it, or not want to be involved with it: The air was tainted by the smell of burning. a. to make someone seem less honest,… …
