Tainted

Word TAINTED
Character 7
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈteɪntɪd/

Definitions and meanings of "Tainted"

What do we mean by tainted?

To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.

To spoil (food) by contamination.

To be infected or corrupted; to be touched by something corrupting.

To be affected with incipient putrefaction.

To mark (a variable) as unsafe, so that operations involving it are subject to additional security checks.

To invalidate (a share capital account) by transferring profits into it.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Tainted

The word "tainted" in example sentences

As part of Erdogan's media blitz, he was interviewed on Egypt's most popular political talk show, "10 o'clock," where he defended the concept of secularism - a term tainted as "anti-Islamic" in the eyes of many Egyptians. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Nevertheless, many are calling Reyes gutless and his title tainted. ❋ Rob Kirkpatrick (2011)

Satra's recommendation, which it described as tainted and flawed. ❋ Unknown (2000)

"I don't know whether his money is what they call tainted or not, but there's one thing sure, it ain't done us any good." ❋ Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1918)

FEMA food kits may contain tainted peanut butter [CNN] ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Legal settlement reached in tainted pet food case" [Reuters UK] (Photo: faster panda kill kill) ❋ Unknown (2008)

His reputation, perhaps irreparably tainted, is at stake, along with an incalculable monetary windfall. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Because it is so complicated that all they want to have out there is the word tainted associated with defense DNA because they think they can score brownie points. ❋ Unknown (2004)

If you are immunized against hepatitis A and you are exposed to it in tainted food, does it provide total protection or just reduce the severity of the disease? ❋ Unknown (1919)

I cannot have our name tainted and will therefore leave the house and part of my property to your cousin. ❋ Harold Bindloss (1905)

Well, the man said, not unless you called tainted salt-horse and weevilly biscuit abuse; and then the captain sat down again, and I could feel his poor wife shrinking beside me. ❋ William Dean Howells (1878)

Court accepts suit in Chinese tainted milk scandal ❋ Unknown (2009)

Newark, jealous of what, a fake title tainted by a bloated billion dollar payroll? ❋ Steve Henson (2009)

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