Overview of verb taint

The verb taint has 2 senses

• defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud -- (place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation")


• infect, taint -- (contaminate with a disease or microorganism)

Overview of adj tainted

The adj tainted has 1 sense

• corrupt, tainted -- (touched by rot or decay; "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is archaic")