ATTAINT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they attaint ... he / she / it attaints

Past simple: attainted

Past participle: attainted

-ing form: attainting

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

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