taint

taint: teint 1. verb
1) (to spoil (something) by touching it or bringing it into contact with something bad or rotten: The meat has been tainted.) (be)smitte, infisere, forderve

2) (to affect (someone or something) with something evil or immoral; to corrupt: He has been tainted by his contact with criminals.) forderve
2. noun
(a mark or trace of something bad, rotten or evil: the taint of decay.) plett, besmittelse

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subst. \/teɪnt\/

1) skamplett, moralsk mangel

• there are no taints on his reputation

hans gode navn og rykte er uten skampletter

2) spor, anstrøk, tendens, tegn

• there is a taint of insanity in the family

det er spor av sinnssykdom i familien

3) snev av smitte, snev av forurensning, snev av fordervelse

• the meat is free from taint

maten er fri for smitte

4) vond lukt, eim

hereditary taint arvelig belastning
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verb \/teɪnt\/

1) besudle, plette

• she is trying to taint my name

hun forsøker å besudle navnet mitt

2) (overført) forderve, forgifte, (be)smitte, infisere

3) forurense, forpeste

• the exhaust smell taints the air

eksoslukten forpester luften

4) smitte, infisere

5) gjøre skjemt, bederve

• he has been eating tainted meat

han har spist bedervet kjøtt

6) (foreldet, om kjøtt e.l.) bli skjemt, bli fordervet, forderves, råtne

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Synonyms:

Imbue, impregnate, Tincture, tinge, stain / Corrupt, infect, contaminate, defile, poison, make noxious, make putrid, pollute, disease, vitiate, Infection, corruption, depravation, contamination, defilement / Tarnish, stain, sully, blot, Fault, blemish, defect, flaw, spot, stain

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Taint — may refer to: *Spoilage or contamination *Cork taint, as in wine *Taint checking, a feature in some programming languages *US English slang for the perineum *Taint (band), a sludge metal band from the UK *Taint (legal), in reference to evidence… … Wikipedia
taint — / tānt/ vt: to damage or destroy the validity of evidence taint ed by an illegal search taint n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Taint — Taint, v. t. [F. teint, p. p. of teindre to dye, tinge, fr. L. tingere, tinctum. See {Tinge}, and cf. {Tint}.] 1. To imbue or impregnate with something extraneous, especially with something odious, noxious, or poisonous; hence, to corrupt; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
taint´ed|ly — taint|ed «TAYN tihd», adjective. 1. affected with any taint; stained, tinged, contaminated, infected, corrupted, or depraved: »The death toll from tainted liquor in Spain rose to 22…and officials feared that it would go higher (New York Times). 2 … Useful english dictionary
taint|ed — «TAYN tihd», adjective. 1. affected with any taint; stained, tinged, contaminated, infected, corrupted, or depraved: »The death toll from tainted liquor in Spain rose to 22…and officials feared that it would go higher (New York Times). 2. Archaic … Useful english dictionary
Taint — Taint, v. t. 1. To injure, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Do not fear; I have A staff to taint, and bravely. Massinger. [1913 Webster] 2. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Taint — Taint, n. [Cf. F. atteinte a blow, bit, stroke. See {Attaint}.] 1. A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] This taint he followed with his sword drawn from a silver sheath. Chapman. [1913 Webster] 2. An… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Taint — Taint, v. i. 1. To be infected or corrupted; to be touched with something corrupting. [1913 Webster] I can not taint with fear. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To be affected with incipient putrefaction; as, meat soon taints in warm weather. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Taint — Taint, n. 1. Tincture; hue; color; tinge. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Infection; corruption; deprivation. [1913 Webster] He had inherited from his parents a scrofulous taint, which it was beyond the power of medicine to remove. Macaulay. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Taint — Taint, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tainted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tainting}.] To thrust ineffectually with a lance. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Taint — Taint, v. t. Aphetic form of {Attaint}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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