Taint

[teɪnt] or [tent]

Definition

(n.) A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect.

(n.) An injury done to a lance in an encounter, without its being broken; also, a breaking of a lance in an encounter in a dishonorable or unscientific manner.

(v. i.) To thrust ineffectually with a lance.

(v. t.) To injure, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner.

(v. t.) To hit or touch lightly, in tilting.

(v. t.) To imbue or impregnate with something extraneous, especially with something odious, noxious, or poisonous; hence, to corrupt; to infect; to poison; as, putrid substance taint the air.

(v. t.) Fig.: To stain; to sully; to tarnish.

(v. i.) To be infected or corrupted; to be touched with something corrupting.

(v. i.) To be affected with incipient putrefaction; as, meat soon taints in warm weather.

(n.) Tincture; hue; color; tinge.

(n.) Infection; corruption; deprivation.

(n.) A blemish on reputation; stain; spot; disgrace.

Edited by Aaron

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Imbue, impregnate.[2]. Corrupt, infect, contaminate, defile, poison, make noxious, make putrid.[3]. Tarnish, stain, sully.

n. [1]. Tincture, tinge, stain.[2]. Infection, corruption, depravation, contamination, defilement.[3]. Fault, blemish, defect, flaw, spot.

Typist: Tito

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Imbue, impregnate, infect, defile, corrupt, stain, sully, tarnish, contaminate,vitiate, poison, pollute, blot, disgrace, dishonor

ANT:Disinfect, purify, cleanse, efface, signalize, credit

Editor: Manuel

Definition

v.t. to tinge moisten or impregnate with anything noxious: to infect: to stain.—v.i. to be affected with something corrupting.—n. a stain or tincture: infection or corruption: a spot: a moral blemish.—adj. Taint′less without taint pure.—adv. Taint′lessly without taint.—n. Taint′ure (Shak.) taint tinge stain.

Typed by Irwin