vverb.contactplace under suspicion or cast doubt uponSynset:cloud corrupt defile sully taint
Examples:- sully someone's reputation
Derivationally Related Form:cloud
Hypernyms:deflower impair mar spoil vitiate
Inherited Hypernyms:defilemardamagechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.bodycontaminate with a disease or microorganismSynset:infect taint
Antonyms:disinfect
Derivationally Related Form:infectiontaintinfective
Hypernyms:contaminate foul pollute
Inherited Hypernyms:infectpollutedirtychange
Direct Hyponyms:smutsuperinfect
Full Troponyms:smutsuperinfect
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
adj satadj.alltouched by rot or decaySynset:corrupt
Examples:- tainted bacon
- 'corrupt' is archaic
Antonyms:fresh
Inherited Hypernyms:corrupt
Similar to:stale