tainting
Meaning of tainting
- contaminate or pollute (something).
the air was tainted by fumes from the cars
Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘convict, prove guilty’): partly from Old French teint ‘tinged’, based on Latin tingere ‘to dye, tinge’; partly a shortening of attaint.
Information about tainting
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of tainting
taint-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- tainting is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
tainting synonyms
Meaning make (something) impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance:
Meaning contaminate (water, the air, etc.) with harmful or poisonous substances:
Meaning render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance:
Meaning contaminate (air, water, etc.) with harmful organisms:
Meaning have a severely detrimental effect on:
Meaning make dirty; pollute:
Meaning diminish or destroy the value or quality of:
Meaning the upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles:
Meaning reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration:
Meaning end the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it:
tainting antonyms
Meaning make clean; remove dirt, marks, or stains from:
Words that rhyme with tainting
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