Definition of taint

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

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Barratrous :: Barratrous (/) Tainter with, or constituting, barratry..
Smutty :: Smutty (superl.) Tainted with mildew; as, smutty corn..
Attaint :: Attaint (v.) A blow or wound on the leg of a horse, made by overreaching..
Tack :: Tack (n.) A peculiar flavor or taint; as, a musty tack..
Certainty :: Certainty (n.) A fact or truth unquestionable established.
Stain :: Stain (n.) Taint of guilt; tarnish; disgrace; reproach.
Attainture :: Attainture (n.) Attainder; disgrace.
Certain :: Certain (n.) Certainty.
Settle :: Settle (n.) To determine, as something which is exposed to doubt or question; to free from unscertainty or wavering; to make sure, firm, or constant; to establish; to compose; to quiet; as, to settle the mind when agitated; to settle questions of law; to settle the succession to a throne; to settle an allowance..
Taint :: Taint (v. t.) Fig.: To stain; to sully; to tarnish.
Dubiety :: Dubiety (n.) Doubtfulness; uncertainty; doubt.
Pathognomonic :: Pathognomonic (a.) Specially or decisively characteristic of a disease; indicating with certainty a disease; as, a pathognomonic symptom..
Taint :: Taint (n.) Tincture; hue; color; tinge.
Attainder :: Attainder (n.) The act of attainting, or the state of being attainted; the extinction of the civil rights and capacities of a person, consequent upon sentence of death or outlawry; as, an act of attainder..
Satisfactory :: Satisfactory (a.) Giving or producing satisfaction; yielding content; especially, relieving the mind from doubt or uncertainty, and enabling it to rest with confidence; sufficient; as, a satisfactory account or explanation..
Assurance :: Assurance (n.) The state of being assured; firm persuasion; full confidence or trust; freedom from doubt; certainty.
Contamination :: Contamination (n.) The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates..
Taint :: Taint (v. t.) To hit or touch lightly, in tilting..
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..
Pollute :: Pollute (v. t.) To make foul, impure, or unclean; to defile; to taint; to soil; to desecrate; -- used of physical or moral defilement..
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