tainting

UK
/ˈteɪntɪŋ/
US
/ˈteɪntɪŋ/
taintingnoun
taintings
pl
Translations
The tainting of the evidence led to the case being dismissed.
Порча улик привела к отклонению дела.
The tainting of the sacred site was considered a serious offense.
Осквернение священного места считалось серьезным преступлением.
The tainting of the water supply caused a public health crisis.
Загрязнение водоснабжения вызвало кризис в области общественного здравоохранения.
Definitions
The act or process of contaminating or corrupting something.
The tainting of the water supply led to a public health crisis.
taintinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈteɪntɪŋ/
US
/ˈteɪntɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that causes contamination, e.g., "tainting chemicals".
Definitions
Causing or likely to cause contamination or corruption; contaminating.
The laboratory disposed of the tainting chemicals in a secure facility.
taintverb

tainting

Gerund

tainted
Past Simple
tainted
Past Participle
tainting
Gerund
UK
/teɪnt/
US
/teɪnt/
Translations
The factory's waste can taint the river.
Отходы завода могут загрязнять реку.
Scandals can taint a politician's reputation.
Скандалы могут портить репутацию политика.
Improper handling can taint the food.
Неправильное обращение может заражать пищу.
Definitions
To contaminate or pollute something, especially with a harmful or undesirable quality.
The scandal tainted the company's reputation.
To affect with a bad or undesirable quality.
His involvement in the crime tainted his character.
taintnoun
Definitions
A trace of a bad or undesirable quality or substance.
The scandal left a taint on his reputation that was hard to remove.
A contaminating mark or influence.
The taint of corruption was evident in the company's dealings.
Vulgar slang: the perineum; the area between the anus and the genitals.
He joked about shaving his taint, but most people found the comment crude.