Толковый словарь английского языка - taint
Taint
taint
I. verb see: tinge Date: 1573 transitive verb to contaminate morally ; corrupt , to affect with putrefaction ; spoil , to touch or affect slightly with something bad , intransitive verb to become weak, to become affected with putrefaction ; spoil , see: contaminate II. noun Date: 1601 a contaminating mark or influence , ~less adjective
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n. & v. --n. 1 a spot or trace of decay, infection, or some bad quality. 2 a corrupt condition or infection. --v. 1 tr. affect with a taint. 2 tr. (foll. by with) affect slightly. 3 intr. become tainted. Derivatives taintless adj. Etymology: ME, partly f. OF teint(e) f. L tinctus f. tingere dye, partly f. ATTAINT ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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