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Summary

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taint:
- skava; fläcka
- besmitta
Wiktionary:
- taint → förorena, mellangård
- taint → besudla, förorena

English

Detailed Translations for taint from English to Swedish

taint:

taint verb

taint (blemish; besmirch)
skava; fläcka
- skava verb (skaver, skavde, skavt)
- fläcka verb (fläckar, fläckade, fläckat)

taint

taint (infect)
besmitta
- besmitta

Translation Matrix for taint:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	contamination
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
fläcka	besmirch; blemish; taint	mess; slop; spill; stain; tarnish
skava	besmirch; blemish; taint
-	cloud; corrupt; defile; infect; sully
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
besmitta	infect; taint

Related Words for "taint":

tainting, tainted

Synonyms for "taint":

contamination; impurity; impureness
defile; sully; corrupt; cloud; mar; impair; spoil; deflower; vitiate
infect; pollute; foul; contaminate

Antonyms for "taint":

disinfect

Related Definitions for "taint":

the state of being contaminated¹
contaminate with a disease or microorganism¹
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon¹

Wiktionary Translations for taint:

taint

noun

A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food
- taint → förorena
The perineum
- taint → mellangård

verb

To contaminate or corrupt something with an external agent, either physically or morally
- taint → besudla; förorena

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University