taint

stained, dyed

Usage

  • taint

    To taint is to give an undesirable quality that damages a person's reputation or otherwise spoils something.

  • stain

    color with a liquid dye or tint

  • stained

    marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter

  • stainless

    (of reputation) free from blemishes

  • tincture

    fill, as with a certain quality

  • tint

    color lightly

  • tinted

    darkly colored

  • untainted

    (of reputation) free from blemishes

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