verbπShareTo contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally."The spilled chemicals tainted the water supply, making it unsafe to drink. "moralcharacterconditionnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo spoil (food) by contamination."The spilled chemicals tainted the batch of juice, making it unsafe to drink. "foodsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo be infected or corrupted; to be touched by something corrupting."The apple juice was tainted by mold, so we had to throw it away. "moralcharacterconditionsocietynegativequalitybeingguiltsoulChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo be affected with incipient putrefaction."Meat soon taints in warm weather."foodmedicinebiologychemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo mark (a variable) as unsafe, so that operations involving it are subject to additional security checks."The system tainted the data received from the public website, forcing stricter validation to prevent malicious code injection. "computingtechnologytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo invalidate (a share capital account) by transferring profits into it."The accountant tainted the share capital account by improperly moving profits into it. "businessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo damage, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner.""During the friendly jousting competition, Mark accidentally tainted his opponent's lance by hitting it at an awkward angle, causing it to splinter in an ungraceful way." "actionsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo hit or touch lightly, in tilting."The knight lightly tainted his opponent's helmet with his lance during the jousting match. "actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo thrust ineffectually with a lance."The knight, weary and unskilled, tainted weakly at the dragon, his lance barely scratching its scales. "sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareCorrupted or filled with imperfections."Hey, get that away from me! It was bought with tainted money."moralcharacterqualityconditionnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(of data) Originating from an untrusted source."Do not use tainted values in SQL queries."computinginternettechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading