taint

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

the state of being contaminated (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
contamination
• Derivationally related forms:
contaminate (for: contamination)
• Hypernyms:
impurity, impureness
• Hyponyms:
dust contamination

II - verb

1. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
- sully someone's reputation
• Syn:
defile, sully, corrupt, cloud
• Derivationally related forms:
cloud (for: cloud)
• Hypernyms:
mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. contaminate with a disease or microorganism
• Syn:
infect
• Ant:
disinfect (for: infect)
• Derivationally related forms:
infective (for: infect), infection (for: infect)
• Hypernyms:
pollute, foul, contaminate
• Hyponyms:
superinfect, smut
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  contamination, infect, defile, sully, corrupt, cloud