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to taint
01
to infect or dirty something with a disease or harmful microorganism
Transitive: to taint sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
taint
3rd person singular
taints
Present participle
tainting
Past simple
tainted
Past participle
tainted
Examples
The outbreak taints the water supply with harmful bacteria.
02
to influence something with a harmful or negative quality
Transitive: to taint sth
Examples
The scandal tainted his reputation forever.
Taint
01
the state of being contaminated
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Uncountable
Plural form
taints
Lexical Tree
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