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• n  the state of being contaminated
• v  place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
• v  contaminate with a disease or microorganism

• "Please don't allow the allegations against me to taint this good and honest man.
• No matter how thoroughly a charge may be discredited, enough taint remains to support an argument.
• The unveiling of a new noncork Champagne stopper that makes opening easier and combats taint has French winemakers wondering whether it's time for a change.

• contamination
• defile
• sully
• corrupt
• cloud
• infect

• disinfect

News & Articles

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• Iran votes: Why the Supreme Leader is so desperate to bring out voters
  Iran’s Supreme Leader is pushing hard for high turnout in presidential elections on Friday, hoping voters will “disappoint the enemy” in a “great divine test” and bury the memory of Iran’s fraud-tainted 2009 vote.
  June 12, 2013 - Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News
• Assistant principal arrested in prostitution sting
  Story by Karl Man/CBS 12 News ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla -- For more than two decades, 48-year-old Tracey Shealy has been molding the lives of some of the brightest minds in our area. However, it only took one night and one horrible choice for the Royal Palm Beach High School assistant principal to taint his tenure. ...
  June 11, 2013 - WPEC CBS12 West Palm Beach
• Assistant principal arrested after offering $20 to deputy posing as prostitute
  Story by Karl Man/CBS 12 News ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla -- For more than two decades, 48-year-old Tracey Shealy has been molding the lives of some of the brightest minds in our area. However, it only took one night and one horrible choice for the Royal Palm Beach High School assistant principal to taint his tenure. ...
  June 10, 2013 - WPEC CBS12 West Palm Beach

Quotes

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• Robert Gates in AFP
  The truth is, it's probably one of the finest prisons in the world today. But it has a taint,Gates told NBC television's "Today" program during a visit to New York.
• Barack Obama in Inquirer.net
  While Governor Blagojevich is entitled to his day in court, the people of Illinois are entitled to a functioning government and major decisions free of taint and controversy,Obama said in a statement.
• Rod Blagojevich in Bloomberg
  He has a long and distinguished career serving the people of Illinois,Blagojevich, 52, said. "Don't allow the allegations against me to taint this good and honest man."