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| at·taint [ ə táynt ] (past and past participle at·taint·ed, present participle at·taint·ing, 3rd person present singular at·taints) |
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deprive somebody of rights: formerly, to take away the civil rights of somebody outlawed or sentenced to death for having committed a serious crime, often treason
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archaic
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often passive
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| [14th century. < Old French atainte, feminine past participle of ataindre "affect, dishonor" (see attain)] |
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