Taint
Crossword Clue and Answers

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Crossword Answers

3 letters

MAR
A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"

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LACE
A delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns

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CLOUD
A group of many things in the air or on the ground; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "clouds of blossoms"; "it discharged a cloud of spores"

STAIN
(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible

SULLY
French statesman (1560-1641)

TITAN
(Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth)

SPOIL
Treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"

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DEFILE
Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"

INFECT
Affect in a contagious way; "His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room"

POISON
Administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die"

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POLLUTE
Make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"

CORRUPT
Alter from the original

TARNISH
Discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation

DESPOIL
Destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"

BLEMISH
A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"

8 letters

BESMIRCH
Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

9 letters

DISCREDIT
Damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"

INFECTION
(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure

10 letters

ADULTERATE
Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"

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CONTAMINATE
Make radioactive by adding radioactive material; "Don't drink the water--it's contaminated"

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CONTAMINATION
The act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors