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taint
taint 1 T0019150 (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).
[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).]
taint′less adj.taint′less·ly adv.
taint 2 T0019150 (tānt)n. Vulgar Slang The perineum.
[From such phrases as 'tain't asshole and 'tain't pussy and 'tain't asshole and 'tain't balls.]taint (teɪnt) vb1. to affect or be affected by pollution or contamination: oil has tainted the water. 2. to tarnish (someone's reputation, etc)n3. 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 adjtaint (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)] taint
Past participle: tainted
Gerund: tainting
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| I taint | | you taint | | he/she/it taints | | we taint | | you taint | | they taint |
| Preterite |
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| I tainted | | you tainted | | he/she/it tainted | | we tainted | | you tainted | | they tainted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am tainting | | you are tainting | | he/she/it is tainting | | we are tainting | | you are tainting | | they are tainting |
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| I have tainted | | you have tainted | | he/she/it has tainted | | we have tainted | | you have tainted | | they have tainted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was tainting | | you were tainting | | he/she/it was tainting | | we were tainting | | you were tainting | | they were tainting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had tainted | | you had tainted | | he/she/it had tainted | | we had tainted | | you had tainted | | they had tainted |
| Future |
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| I will taint | | you will taint | | he/she/it will taint | | we will taint | | you will taint | | they will taint |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have tainted | | you will have tainted | | he/she/it will have tainted | | we will have tainted | | you will have tainted | | they will have tainted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be tainting | | you will be tainting | | he/she/it will be tainting | | we will be tainting | | you will be tainting | | they will be tainting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been tainting | | you have been tainting | | he/she/it has been tainting | | we have been tainting | | you have been tainting | | they have been tainting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been tainting | | you will have been tainting | | he/she/it will have been tainting | | we will have been tainting | | you will have been tainting | | they will have been tainting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been tainting | | you had been tainting | | he/she/it had been tainting | | we had been tainting | | you had been tainting | | they had been tainting |
| Conditional |
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| I would taint | | you would taint | | he/she/it would taint | | we would taint | | you would taint | | they would taint |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have tainted | | you would have tainted | | he/she/it would have tainted | | we would have tainted | | you would have tainted | | they would have tainted |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  taint - the state of being contaminated contaminationimpureness, impurity - the condition of being impuredust contamination - state of being contaminated with dust | | Verb | 1. | taint - place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"defile, sully, corrupt, cloudmar, deflower, impair, vitiate, spoil - make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" | | 2. | taint - contaminate with a disease or microorganisminfectsuperinfect - infect (an infected cell) further or infect a cell already containing similar organismssmut - affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corncontaminate, pollute, foul - make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake" |
taintverb1. 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, decontaminatenoun1. disgrace, shame, stigma, dishonour Her government never really shook off the taint of corruption.taintverb1. 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.nounA mark of discredit or disgrace:black eye, blemish, blot, onus, spot, stain, stigma, tarnish.Archaic: attaint.Idiom: a blot on one's escutcheon.Translationstaint (teint) verb1. to spoil (something) by touching it or bringing it into contact with something bad or rotten. The meat has been tainted. (使)腐壞, 感染 （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. 腐蝕 腐蚀 noun a mark or trace of something bad, rotten or evil. the taint of decay. 腐壞 腐坏ˈtainted adjective spoiled or corrupted. tainted food; The nation is tainted with evil and corruption. 腐壞的 腐坏的taint
taintvulgar slang The section of skin between the anus and the genitals, formally known as the perineum. A: "I heard he got a tattoo on his taint." B: "What?! Why on earth would he do something like that?"taint (something) with (something)1. To expose something to or contaminate something with some substance or agent that is infectious, toxic, or otherwise dangerous or unpleasant. He has been arrested for tainting the water supply with a nerve agent. They have been forced to recall nearly 3 million tons of canned tomatoes that may have been tainted with botulin.2. To spoil, ruin, or degrade something positive with the presence or introduction of something terrible, tragic, or deeply unpleasant. Often used in passive constructions. You may have won, but your victory is tainted with blood of thousands of innocent people. He is tainting an otherwise incredible career with this scandalous behavior.See also: taintbe tainted by (something)1. To be expose something to or contaminate something with some substance or agent that is infectious, toxic, or otherwise dangerous or unpleasant. Officials have confirmed that the water supply has been tainted by lead. They have been forced to recall nearly 3 million tons of canned tomatoes that may have been tainted by botulin.2. To be spoiled, ruined, or degraded by the presence or introduction of something terrible, tragic, or deeply unpleasant. Their victory has been tainted by the many lives lost in the battle. It's a shame seeing such an incredible career being tainted by this scandalous behavior.See also: by, taintgoochvulgar slang The perineum. Argh, that hit me right in the gooch!taint something with somethingto spoil or debase something with something. The flood tainted the drinking water with disease germs. The food had been tainted with germs.See also: taintgooch and grundle and taint n. the perineum. (see also choad. The taint reflects that this area is not [it ain’t = ’taint] genital nor anus.) I got a horrible itch in the gooch! She did what to your taint? taint verbSee goochtaint
taint noun A popular term for the mucocutaneous tissue between the anus and the scrotum or vagina; perineum.taint (tānt) [O.Fr. teint, color, tint] 1. To spoil or cause putrefaction, as in tainted meat.2. To contaminate.tainted, adjectivetaint
Related to taint: GrundleSynonyms for taintverb disgraceSynonyms- disgrace
- shame
- dishonour
- brand
- ruin
- blacken
- stigmatize
verb spoilSynonyms- spoil
- ruin
- contaminate
- damage
- soil
- dirty
- poison
- foul
- infect
- stain
- corrupt
- smear
- muddy
- pollute
- blight
- tarnish
- blot
- blemish
- sully
- defile
- adulterate
- besmirch
- vitiate
- smirch
Antonyms- clean
- cleanse
- purify
- disinfect
- decontaminate
noun disgraceSynonyms- disgrace
- shame
- stigma
- dishonour
Synonyms for taintverb to become or cause to become rotten or unsoundSynonyms- break down
- decay
- decompose
- deteriorate
- disintegrate
- molder
- putrefy
- rot
- spoil
- turn
verb to make morally impureSynonyms- contaminate
- corrupt
- defile
- infect
- pollute
- soil
verb to contaminate the reputation ofSynonyms- befoul
- besmear
- besmirch
- bespatter
- blacken
- cloud
- denigrate
- dirty
- smear
- smudge
- smut
- soil
- spatter
- stain
- sully
- tarnish
noun a mark of discredit or disgraceSynonyms- black eye
- blemish
- blot
- onus
- spot
- stain
- stigma
- tarnish
- attaint
Synonyms for taintnoun the state of being contaminatedSynonymsRelated Words- impureness
- impurity
- dust contamination
verb place under suspicion or cast doubt uponSynonymsRelated Words- mar
- deflower
- impair
- vitiate
- spoil
verb contaminate with a disease or microorganismSynonymsRelated Words- superinfect
- smut
- contaminate
- pollute
- foul
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