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Meaning of
taint
in English
taint
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//teɪnt//
uk
//teɪnt//
#common
Past Tense
tainted
Participle Verb
tainting
Third Person Singular
taints
Definitions
Noun
a
mark
of
shame
;
character
blemish
decay
or
contamination
(
in
food
,
etc
.)
The
bacteria
began
to
taint
the
water
supply
.
a
slight
trace
or
hint
The
detective
found
a
taint
of
deceit
in
the
suspect's
story
.
infection
;
moral
corruption
The
city's
water
supply
suffered
from
a
taint
of
pollution
.
Verb
to
corrupt
with
an
external
agent
;
morally
or
physically
The
company's
reputation
was
tainted
by
the
scandal
.
to
mark
as
unsafe
(
in
computing
)
The
virus
began
to
taint
the
computer
files
.
