Word

taint, v.
(tainted, tainting, taints)

contaminate with a disease or microorganism
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

infect taint

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

infective infective infection infection

antonym

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

contaminate, foul, pollute

hyponym

superinfect smut

place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
<verb.contact>

cloud corrupt defile sully taint

sample sentences

"sully someone's reputation"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate