Front | taint |
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Back | verb, noun BrE /teɪnt/NAmE /teɪnt/ verb [often passive] ~ sth (with sth) (formal)to damage or spoil the quality of sth or the opinion that people have of sb/sthThe administration was tainted with scandal.  taint•ed/BrE ; NAmE / adjectivetainted drinking water noun [usually singular]the effect of sth bad or unpleasant that spoils the quality of sb/sthto be free from the taint of corruption |
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