verb as in strong fondness

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soil, stain, taint, contaminate

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Example Sentences

Example:The spilled coffee soon soils the carpet.

Definition:To make dirty or inclined to dirty; to muddy.

From soil

Example:A red stain on his trousers betrays his accident at the picnic.

Definition:To mark or spot with a colored substance; to dirty or discolor.

From stain

Example:The news report taints the company's reputation.

Definition:To make impure or bad; to give a noxious or unwholesome quality to.

From taint

Example:The leak contaminates the water supply.

Definition:To make less pure or clean; to pollute.

From contaminate