- taint something with something
- taint something with somethingto spoil or debase something with something. •
The flood tainted the drinking water with disease germs.
•The food had been tainted with germs.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
taint something with something
Look at other dictionaries:
taint — taint1 [teınt] v [T usually passive] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Partly from Anglo French teinter to color , from Latin tingere ( TINGE2); partly from Old French ataint, from ataindre ( ATTAIN)] 1.) if something bad taints a situation or person, it … Dictionary of contemporary English
Taint — Taint, v. t. [F. teint, p. p. of teindre to dye, tinge, fr. L. tingere, tinctum. See {Tinge}, and cf. {Tint}.] 1. To imbue or impregnate with something extraneous, especially with something odious, noxious, or poisonous; hence, to corrupt; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Taint — Taint, v. i. 1. To be infected or corrupted; to be touched with something corrupting. [1913 Webster] I can not taint with fear. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To be affected with incipient putrefaction; as, meat soon taints in warm weather. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
taint — [tānt] vt. [prob. a merging of ME taynten, to touch (aphetic < ataynten,ATTAINT) + Anglo Fr teinter, to color < teint, pp. of OFr teindre < L tingere, to wet, moisten: see TINGE] 1. a) to affect with something physically injurious,… … English World dictionary
taint — [[t]te͟ɪnt[/t]] taints, tainting, tainted 1) VERB If a person or thing is tainted by something bad or undesirable, their status or reputation is harmed because they are associated with it. [be V ed] Opposition leaders said that the elections had… … English dictionary
taint — taint1 [ teınt ] verb transitive to give something an unpleasant quality that spoils it and often makes people not want it, or not want to be involved with it: The air was tainted by the smell of burning. a. to make someone seem less honest,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
taint — I UK [teɪnt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms taint : present tense I/you/we/they taint he/she/it taints present participle tainting past tense tainted past participle tainted a) to give something an unpleasant quality that spoils it and often… … English dictionary
taint — 1 verb (transitive usually passive) to make someone or something seem less pure and desirable by relating it to something unpleasant: be tainted by/with: a political reputation tainted by association with the Mafia 2 noun (singular) the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
taint — 1. noun /teɪnt/ a) A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food Sorry you feel that way. But since your mother sucks cocks in hell if I go there I wont be rotting.....Ill be on line right behind you hoping to get another good head… … Wiktionary
taint — I. verb Etymology: Middle English teynten to color & taynten to attaint; Middle English teynten, from Anglo French teinter, from teint, past participle of teindre, from Latin tingere; Middle English taynten, short for attaynten more at tinge,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
taint — [[t]teɪnt[/t]] n. 1) a trace of something bad or offensive 2) a trace of infection or contamination 3) to modify by a trace of something bad or offensive 4) to infect or contaminate 5) to sully or tarnish (a person s name, reputation, etc.) 6) to … From formal English to slang
