ATTAINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does attaint mean? 

• ATTAINT (verb)
  The verb ATTAINT has 2 senses:

1. bring shame or dishonor upon

2. condemn by attainder

  Familiarity information: ATTAINT used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ATTAINT (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they attaint    ... he / she / it attaints   
Past simple: attainted   
Past participle: attainted   
-ing form: attainting   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bring shame or dishonor upon

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

attaint; disgrace; dishonor; dishonour; shame

Context example:

he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Condemn by attainder

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Context example:

the man was attainted

Hypernyms (to "attaint" is one way to...):

condemn (demonstrate the guilt of (someone))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody