taint 2
verbdomain: hygiene
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
contaminate with a disease or microorganism
Synonyms
- infect 2
contaminate with a disease or microorganism
Hypernym
pollute 1
verb
make impure
EnglishDerivationally related form
taint 1
noun
the state of being contaminated
Hyponym
superinfect 1
verb
infect (an infected cell) further or infect a cell already containing similar organisms
smut 4
verb
affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn
