"taint" meaning in English

See taint in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /teɪnt/ Audio: en-us-taint.ogg [US], en-au-taint.ogg [Australia] Forms: taint [singular], taints [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A taint is a trace of bad substance in something.
    Sense id: simple-taint-en-noun-bg-cXcPV

Verb

IPA: /teɪnt/ Audio: en-us-taint.ogg [US], en-au-taint.ogg [Australia] Forms: taint [canonical], taints [third-person, singular], tainted [past], tainted [past, participle], tainting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you taint something, you contaminate or pollute it.
    Sense id: simple-taint-en-verb-wjMH35l5
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