taint
Noun
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The state of being contaminated (synset 114511315)
hypernym: impureness, impurity - the condition of being impurehyponym: dust contamination - state of being contaminated with dustsynonym: contamination
Verb
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Place under suspicion or cast doubt upon (synset 201540747)
"sully someone's reputation"
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Contaminate with a disease or microorganism (synset 200088465)
hyponym:
- superinfect - infect (an infected cell) further or infect a cell already containing similar organisms
- smut - affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn
synonym: infect
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