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ATTAINT
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they attaint ... he / she / it attaints
Past simple: attainted
Past participle: attainted
-ing form: attainting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Condemn by attainder
Example:
the man was attainted
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "attaint" is one way to...):
condemn (demonstrate the guilt of (someone))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
Bring shame or dishonor upon
Example:
he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime
Synonyms:
attaint; disgrace; dishonor; dishonour; shame
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "attaint"):
befoul; defile; foul; maculate (spot, stain, or pollute)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
The performance is likely to attaint Sue
