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taint

  [teynt] ,
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–noun
1. a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
2. a trace of infection, contamination, or the like.
3. a trace of dishonor or discredit.
4. Obsolete. color; tint.
–verb (used with object)
5. to modify by or as if by a trace of something offensive or deleterious.
6. to infect, contaminate, corrupt, or spoil.
7. to sully or tarnish (a person's name, reputation, etc.).
8. Obsolete. to color or tint.
–verb (used without object)
9. to become tainted; spoil.
Origin:
1325–75; conflation of ME taynt, aph. var. of attaint struck, attainted, ptp. of attainten to attaint; late ME taynt hue, tint < AF teint (< L tinctus, equiv. to ting(ere) to dye, tinge + -tus suffix of v. action); and teinte < LL tincta inked stroke, n. use of fem. of ptp. of tingere

Synonyms:
1. defect, spot, flaw, fault. 1, 7. blemish, stain. 6. defile, pollute, poison.
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Main Entry: taint
Pronunciation: 'tAnt
Function: transitive verb
: to damage or destroy the validity of tainted by an illegal search> —taint noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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