1. Touched by rot or decay
   "tainted bacon"
   - corrupt [archaic]

1. Place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
   - defile, sully, corrupt, cloud 
2. Contaminate with a disease or microorganism
   - infect

See also: stale

Type of: contaminate, deflower, foul, impair, mar, pollute, spoil, vitiate

Encyclopedia: Taint

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