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Adjective: tainted  teyn-tid
  1. Touched by rot or decay
    "tainted bacon";
    - corrupt [archaic]
Verb: taint  teynt
  1. Place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
    "taint someone's reputation";
    - defile, sully, corrupt, cloud
  2. Contaminate with a disease or microorganism
    - infect

See also: stale

Type of: contaminate, deflower, foul, impair, mar, pollute, spoil, vitiate

Encyclopedia: Tainted