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Definition
to spoil something so it is not desirable — as when bacteria contaminates a food; or as when a rumor makes people distrust a person
- She stood taking deep breaths of the salt, fish-tainted air, and looked about for someone to share her excitement.p. 5.8
- The magistrate accepted the copybook reluctantly, as though it were tainted.p. 214.3
There are no more uses of "taint" in The Witch of Blackbird Pond.
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