Grime and Taint

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Grime verb - To make dirty.

Usage example: countless hours of work were needed to clean the floors of the old warehouse that had been grimed from a century of use

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Taint and grime are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Taint" instead the word "Grime" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: grimy, grimed

Taint verb - To make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable.

Usage example: smog has long tainted the air of that city, making it difficult to breathe

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Grime and taint are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grime" instead the word "Taint" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: tainted, taintless, tainting, tain

heavy	heavy grime	heavy taint
red	red grime	red taint

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