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Noun taint has 1 sense
  1. contamination, taint - the state of being contaminated
    --1 is a kind of impurity, impureness
    --1 has particulars: dust contamination
    Derived form: verb taint2
,Verb taint has 2 senses
  1. defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud - place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"
    --1 is one way to mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  2. infect, taint - contaminate with a disease or microorganism
    --2 is one way to pollute, foul, contaminate
    Derived form: noun taint1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
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