to untaint
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8.1
- verb
- /ʌnˈteɪnt/
:
exculpar
- After the investigation cleared him, he felt relieved to be untainted by the rumors.
Examples
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In addition, he was a person untainted by the excesses of Stalinism; he could act as a person of integrity.
Academic text (1991) -
The charity worked hard to untaint its reputation after the scandal.
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Committees in both houses of Congress are investigating the events before and after the attack, but we need to ensure there is an investigation untainted by possible political biases.
Blog text (8) -
The sower of seeds must be a child so that what is planted is without corruption, untainted by the poisons of age.
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Unsponsored and thus seemingly untainted by commercial concerns, the Workshop presented difficult plays appealing to a limited audience rather than to the undiscriminating masses.
Academic text (2016) -
Untainted by twentieth-century modernization, such objects were made and used in the nineteenth-century colonial era.
Academic text (1998) -
58 Technocrats from the previous regime—untainted by charges of corruption—were nominated to fill the top echelons of the government; meanwhile, several leading militants were arrested on charges of embezzlement.
Academic text (1990) -
She fought to untaint her name after being falsely accused of wrongdoing.
Synonyms
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3.8
Free from guilt or blame
57
6.1
Make someone or something respected again after a mistake
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7.2
Make someone officially free from blame, guilt, or responsibility
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7.0
To clear someone of blame or guilt
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5.1
To make someone feel morally clean and free from guilt
To remove a stain or blame from someone's name
Free from blame or officially declared not guilty
How Reputable
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6.6
- Formal
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8.2
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8.1
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8.6
257
3.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Untaint comes from un- 'not' and taint 'stain', so think of taking a dark mark off someone's name. To untaint a person or place is to remove blame or suspicion and make their reputation 'clean' again.