Definition of taint

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

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Security :: Security (n.) Freedom from apprehension, anxiety, or care; confidence of power of safety; hence, assurance; certainty..
Contaminate :: Contaminate (v. t.) To soil, stain, or corrupt by contact; to tarnish; to sully; to taint; to pollute; to defile..
Taint :: Taint (v. i.) To be infected or corrupted; to be touched with something corrupting.
Attaintment :: Attaintment (n.) Attainder; attainture; conviction.
Moral :: Moral (a.) Supported by reason or probability; practically sufficient; -- opposed to legal or demonstrable; as, a moral evidence; a moral certainty..
Solidity :: Solidity (n.) Moral firmness; soundness; strength; validity; truth; certainty; -- as opposed to weakness or fallaciousness; as, the solidity of arguments or reasoning; the solidity of principles, triuths, or opinions..
Fugacity :: Fugacity (a.) Uncertainty; instability.
Assecuration :: Assecuration (n.) Assurance; certainty.
Flyblown :: Flyblown (a.) Tainted or contaminated with flyblows; damaged; foul.
Perspective :: Perspective (a.) The effect of distance upon the appearance of objects, by means of which the eye recognized them as being at a more or less measurable distance. Hence, aerial perspective, the assumed greater vagueness or uncertainty of outline in distant objects..
Tainting :: Tainting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tain.
Hydra-tainted :: Hydra-tainted (a.) Dipped in the gall of the fabulous hydra; poisonous; deadly.
Disputable :: Disputable (v. i.) Capable of being disputed; liable to be called in question, controverted, or contested; or doubtful certainty or propriety; controvertible; as, disputable opinions, propositions, points, or questions..
Positiveness :: Positiveness (n.) The quality or state of being positive; reality; actualness; certainty; confidence; peremptoriness; dogmatism. See Positive, a..
Attaint :: Attaint (v. t.) To find guilty; to convict; -- said esp. of a jury on trial for giving a false verdict.
Mildew :: Mildew (v. t.) To taint with mildew.
Precarious :: Precarious (a.) Held by a doubtful tenure; depending on unknown causes or events; exposed to constant risk; not to be depended on for certainty or stability; uncertain; as, a precarious state of health; precarious fortunes..
Certain :: Certain (n.) Certainty.
Uncertainty :: Uncertainty (n.) That which is uncertain; something unknown.
Taint :: Taint (v. i.) To thrust ineffectually with a lance.
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