The Clue
Taint (7 letter answer)
The Answer
CORRUPT
Tags
Notes
The answer CORRUPT is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Debase
Definition
CORRUPT as a verb:
1. (corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect) = corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
2. (corrupt, spoil) = alter from the original
3. (bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms) = make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"
4. (defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud) = place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"
CORRUPT as an adjective:
1. lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government"
2. (crooked, corrupt) = not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
3. (corrupt, corrupted) = containing errors or alterations; "a corrupt text"; "spoke a corrupted version of the language"
4. (corrupt, tainted) = touched by rot or decay; "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is archaic"