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- [uh-teynt]
- /əˈteɪnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-teynt]
- /əˈteɪnt/
Definitions of attainted word
- verb with object attainted Law. to condemn by a sentence or a bill or act of attainder. 1
- verb with object attainted to disgrace. 1
- verb with object attainted Archaic. to accuse. 1
- verb with object attainted Obsolete. to prove the guilt of. 1
- noun attainted Obsolete. a stain; disgrace; taint. 1
- noun attainted Simple past tense and past participle of attaint. 1
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Origin of attainted
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English ataynte, derivative of ataynt convicted < Anglo-French, Old French, past participle of ataindre to convict, attain
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Parts of speech for Attainted
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attainted popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
attainted usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for attainted
verb attainted
- imprison — to confine in or as if in a prison.
- condemn — If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- sentence — Grammar. a grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, exclamation, etc., and that typically has a subject as well as a predicate, as in John is here. or Is John here? In print or writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation; in speech it displays recognizable, communicative intonation patterns and is often marked by preceding and following pauses.
- frame — a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- adjudge — If someone is adjudged to be something, they are judged or considered to be that thing.
noun attainted
- blemished — You use blemished to describe something such as someone's skin or a piece of fruit when its appearance is spoiled by small marks.
- blotted — a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- spotted — Radio, Television. pertaining to the point of origin of a local broadcast. broadcast between announced programs.
- tainted — a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
Antonyms for attainted
verb attainted
- release — to lease again.
- liberate — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- honor — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
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