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Meanings of taint in English

Portuguese
macular
Catalan
sollar

Place under suspicion or cast doubt upon.

        macular
        Portuguese
        contaminação
        Catalan
        infecció
        Spanish
        infección

        The state of being contaminated.

              contaminação
              Portuguese
              infetar
              Catalan
              infectar
              Spanish
              infectar

              Contaminate with a disease or microorganism.

                  infetar
                  Usage of taint in English
                  1
                  I wonder how many people it can taint in, say, a year.
                  The great hunt
                  2
                  The scrofulous taint in her constitution was declaring itself in many ways.
                  The Unclassed
                  3
                  Perhaps it was caused by some taint in the air or water.
                  Paul of dune
                  4
                  The taint caused a physical ache in Pete, a feeling of loss.
                  Street magic
                  5
                  A CFPB official said that review should not taint any eventual settlements.
                  Reuters
                  6
                  The taint was oppressive at the first breath of the still air.
                  Son of Power
                  7
                  Those who have the power will see the taint and act accordingly.
                  Micah & Strange Candy
                  8
                  These actions by a few taint us all and that's really disappointing.
                  Radio NZ
                  9
                  No fear or taint of panic must be allowed in the mind.
                  Salem’s Lot
                  10
                  In spite of her trouble, Miss Mehitable noted the taint of heredity.
                  A Spinner in the Sun
                  11
                  There was a well-known, well-hidden taint of insanity in the Catheron family.
                  A Terrible Secret: A Novel
                  12
                  Even the stage of a theater is not free from the taint.
                  Phyllis of Philistia
                  13
                  It is so pure and ennobling, so free from all material taint.
                  The Butterfly House
                  14
                  You have no taint of magic, no scent of change on you.
                  Nocturnal
                  15
                  She never can get the taint of Bohemia out of her blood.
                  The Philistines
                  16
                  Hold, old man; swear not and taint not thy soul with perjury.
                  The Black Wolf's Breed / A Story of France in the Old World and ...
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