| Main Entry: |
taint |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
dirty, contaminate; ruin |
Synonyms: |
adulterate, besmirch, blacken,
blemish,
blight, blot,
blur,
brand,
break down, cast a slur,
cloud,
cook,
corrupt, crud up,
crumble,
cut,
damage,
debase,
decay, decompose,
defile, deprave, discolor,
discredit,
disgrace, dishonor,
disintegrate,
doctor,
foul, give a bad name,
harm,
hurt,
infect, muddy,
poison, pollute, putrefy,
rot,
shame, smear,
soil,
spike,
spoil,
stain, stigmatize, sully, tar,
tarnish,
trash*,
turn,
water, water down
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Antonyms: |
clean, right
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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