taint

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Number of words: 1

place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
the state of being contaminated
contaminate with a disease or microorganism
Infection
A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect
An injury done to a lance in an encounter, without its being broken
To thrust ineffectually with a lance
To injure, as a lance, without breaking it
To hit or touch lightly, in tilting
To imbue or impregnate with something extraneous, especially with something odious, noxious, or poisonous
Fig.: To stain
To be infected or corrupted
To be affected with incipient putrefaction
Tincture
A blemish on reputation

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