taint

v., taint·ed, taint·ing, taints.

v.tr.

1. To affect with or as if with a disease.
2. To affect with decay or putrefaction; spoil. See synonyms at contaminate.
3. To corrupt morally.
4. To affect with a tinge of something reprehensible.

v.intr.

To become affected with decay or putrefaction; spoil.

n.

1. A moral defect considered as a stain or spot. See synonyms at stain.
2. An infecting touch, influence, or tinge.

[Partly from obsolete taynt, to color, dye (from Anglo-Norman teint, from past participle of teindre, from Latin tingere), and partly from Middle English tainten, to convict (short for atteinten, from Old French ataint, past participle of ataindre, to attain, touch upon; see attain).]

taintless taint'less adj.
taintlessly taint'less·ly adv.
taintlessness taint'less·ness n.

verb

1. To become or cause to become rotten or unsound: break down, decay, decompose, deteriorate, disintegrate, molder, putrefy, rot, spoil, turn. Idioms: go bad, go to pot, go to seed. See better/worse, thrive/fail/exist.
2. To make morally impure: contaminate, corrupt, defile, infect, pollute, soil. See clean/dirty.
3. To contaminate the reputation of: befoul, besmear, besmirch, bespatter, blacken, cloud, denigrate, dirty, smear, smudge, smut, soil, spatter, stain, sully, tarnish. Idioms: give a black eye to, slingthrowmud on. See attack/defend, clean/dirty.

noun

A mark of discredit or disgrace: black eye, blemish, blot, onus, spot, stain, stigma, tarnish. Archaic attaint. Idioms: a blot on one's escutcheon. See marks, respect/contempt/standing.

n

Definition: contamination, corruption
Antonyms: cleanliness, perfection

v

Definition: dirty, contaminate; ruin
Antonyms: clean, right

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An unpleasant odor and flavor in a human foodstuff of animal origin. Caused by the ingestion of the substance, commonly a plant such as Hexham scent, or while in storage, e.g. milk stored with pineapples, or as a result of animal metabolism, e.g. boar taint.

IN BRIEF: To touch or affect slightly with something bad.

...if I know my heart, my gratitude is free from any taint of personal triumph. I do not impugn the motives of any one opposed to me. — Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), U.S. president.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - besmittelse, inficering, fordærvelse
v. tr. - smitte, befænge, gøre uren, inficere, fordærve
v. intr. - blive fordærvet, blive smittet

Nederlands (Dutch)
bederven, bezoedelen, smet

Français (French)
n. - souillure, tare, trace
v. tr. - souiller, entacher, polluer, gâter (viande)
v. intr. - se décolorer, se gâter

Deutsch (German)
v. - verderben, beschmutzen
n. - Fleck, Makel, Fäulnis

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μιαίνω, μολύνω/-ομαι, κηλιδώνω, σπιλώνω, ατιμάζω
n. - κηλίδα, μόλυνση, μίασμα, ίχνος

Italiano (Italian)
marcire, corrompersi, guastarsi, inquinarsi, macchiare, inquinare, guastare, putrefazione, macchia, traccia, ombra

Português (Portuguese)
v. - infectar, contaminar, manchar
n. - mancha (f), nódoa (f), infecção (f), defeito (m)

Русский (Russian)
запятнать кого-л., очернить опозорить, позор, пятно

Español (Spanish)
n. - mancha, punta, infección, contaminación, corrupción
v. tr. - echar a perder, contaminar, corromper
v. intr. - corromperse, estropearse, contaminarse, viciarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fläcka, besudla, smitta, förorena, förpesta, fördärva, göra skämd, förgifta
n. - skamfläck, moralisk brist, drag, anstrykning, smitta, smittämne

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
污点, 感染, 耻辱, 污染, 沾染, 使腐败, 腐坏, 败坏, 被污染

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 污點, 感染, 恥辱
v. tr. - 污染, 沾染, 使腐敗
v. intr. - 腐壞, 敗壞, 被污染

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 더러움, 얼룩, 부패
v. tr. - ~을 오염하다, 더럽히다
v. intr. - 더러워지다, 부패하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 汚れ, 汚点, 腐敗, 気味, 痕跡
v. - 汚す, 汚染する, 腐らせる, 汚れる, 腐敗する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يلطخ - يلوث (الاسم) لطخه - وسمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דופי, ריקבון, אילוח, כתם, עקבות (שיגעון)‬
v. tr. - ‮הכתים, הכפיש, זיהם, הרקיב, השחית‬
v. intr. - ‮נכתם, הזדהם, הרקיב, הושחת‬

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