taint

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

disease: P. and V. νόσος, ἡ, νόσημα, τό.

corruption: P. and V. διαφθορά, ἡ.

taint (of guilt): P. and V. μίασμα, τό, ἄγος, τό, V. μύσος, τό, λῦμα, τό, κηλίς, ἡ.

disgrace: P. and V. αἰσχύνη, ἡ, κηλίς, ἡ, V. αἶσχος, τό.

pollution: P. μιαρία, ἡ.

verb transitive

infect: P. ἀναπιμπλάναι.

defile: P. and V. μιαίνειν, P. καταρρυπαίνειν, V. χραίνειν (also Plato but rare P.), κηλιδοῦν, χρώζειν; see defile.

corrupt: P. and V. διαφθείρω, διαφθείρειν.

mar: P. and V. αἰσχύνειν, καταισχύνειν, λυμαίνεσθαι (acc. or dat.).