(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If a person or thing is ~ed by something bad or undesirable, their status or reputation is harmed because they are associated with it.
Opposition leaders said that the elections had been ~ed by corruption.
...a series of political scandals that has ~ed the political stars of a generation.
VERB: be V-ed, V n
~ed
He came out only slightly ~ed by telling millions of viewers he and his wife had had marital problems.
ADJ
2.
A ~ is an undesirable quality which spoils the status or reputation of someone or something.
Her government never really shook off the ~ of corruption...
N-COUNT: usu sing, usu with supp
3.
If an unpleasant substance ~s food or medicine, the food or medicine is spoiled or damaged by it.
Rancid oil will ~ the flavour.
...blood ~ed with the AIDS and hepatitis viruses.
VERB: V n, V-ed