Both Uses of
taint
in
Life of Pi
- The Trinity must be tainted by it; there must be a certain stench at the right hand of God the Father.
Chpt 17-20 *tainted = contaminated or spoiled
- So, under the gaze of a thousand meerkats, I soaked, allowing fresh water to dissolve every salt crystal that had tainted me.†
Chpt 89-92
Definition:
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(taint) to spoil something so it is not desirable -- as when bacteria contaminates a food; or as when a rumor makes people distrust a person