Answer:
We have spotted TAINT (5 Letters) a total of 25 times in our database. Below you may see the clues associated with TAINT and also when and where was it last seen:
Definition
| • | A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect. |
| • | An injury done to a lance in an encounter, without its being broken; also, a breaking of a lance in an encounter in a dishonorable or unscientific manner. |
| • | To thrust ineffectually with a lance. |
| • | To injure, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner. |
| • | To hit or touch lightly, in tilting. |
| • | To imbue or impregnate with something extraneous, especially with something odious, noxious, or poisonous; hence, to corrupt; to infect; to poison; as, putrid substance taint the air. |
| • | Fig.: To stain; to sully; to tarnish. |
| • | To be infected or corrupted; to be touched with something corrupting. |
| • | To be affected with incipient putrefaction; as, meat soon taints in warm weather. |
| • | Tincture; hue; color; tinge. |
| • | Infection; corruption; deprivation. |
| • | A blemish on reputation; stain; spot; disgrace. |
Referring crossword puzzle clues
- Make poisonous
- Adulterate
- Pollute
- Contaminating trace
- Sully
- Tarnish
- Contaminate
- Besmirch
- Make impure
Usage among publishers:
- Wall Street Journal: Jun 14, 2024
- Wall Street Journal: Jun 1, 2024
- Thomas Joseph: Mar 26, 2024
- New York Times: Jan 28, 2024
- Eugene Sheffer: Aug 25, 2023
- USA Today: Jun 20, 2023
- USA Today: Jun 4, 2023
- Newsday: Apr 27, 2023
- Universal: Jan 27, 2023