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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Taint :: Taint (v. i.) To be affected with incipient putrefaction; as, meat soon taints in warm weather..
Envenom :: Envenom (v. t.) To taint or impregnate with venom, or any substance noxious to life; to poison; to render dangerous or deadly by poison, as food, drink, a weapon; as, envenomed meat, wine, or arrow; also, to poison (a person) by impregnating with venom..
Pollute :: Pollute (v. t.) To make foul, impure, or unclean; to defile; to taint; to soil; to desecrate; -- used of physical or moral defilement..
Spot :: Spot (v. t.) To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation; to asperse..
Attaint :: Attaint (v. t.) To attain; to get act; to hit.
Ascertainment :: Ascertainment (n.) The act of ascertaining; a reducing to certainty; a finding out by investigation; discovery.
Taint :: Taint (v. i.) To thrust ineffectually with a lance.
Taint :: Taint (v. t.) To hit or touch lightly, in tilting..
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..
Doubtance :: Doubtance (n.) State of being in doubt; uncertainty; doubt.
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..
Festivity :: Festivity (n.) The condition of being festive; social joy or exhilaration of spirits at an entertaintment; joyfulness; gayety.
Dead :: Dead (a.) Sure as death; unerring; fixed; complete; as, a dead shot; a dead certainty..
High :: High (superl.) Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high..
Stain :: Stain (n.) Taint of guilt; tarnish; disgrace; reproach.
Doubt :: Doubt (v. i.) To waver in opinion or judgment; to be in uncertainty as to belief respecting anything; to hesitate in belief; to be undecided as to the truth of the negative or the affirmative proposition; to b e undetermined.
Probabilist :: Probabilist (n.) One who maintains that certainty is impossible, and that probability alone is to govern our faith and actions..
Fresh :: Fresh (superl) Lately produced, gathered, or prepared for market; not stale; not dried or preserved; not wilted, faded, or tainted; in good condition; as, fresh vegetables, flowers, eggs, meat, fruit, etc.; recently made or obtained; occurring again; repeated; as, a fresh supply of goods; fresh tea, raisins, etc.; lately come or made public; as, fresh news; recently taken from a well or spring; as, fresh water..
Belief :: Belief (n.) Assent to a proposition or affirmation, or the acceptance of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true, without immediate personal knowledge; reliance upon word or testimony; partial or full assurance without positive knowledge or absolute certainty; persuasion; conviction; confidence; as, belief of a witness; the belief of our senses..
Attaint :: Attaint (v.) A touch or hit.
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