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untaint

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English

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Etymology

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From un- +‎ taint.

Verb

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untaint (third-person singular simple present untaints, present participle untainting, simple past and past participle untainted)

  1. (transitive, computing, programming) To mark (a previously tainted variable) as safe.
  2. (transitive, Australia, finance) To restore (a share capital account) from a tainted state by paying the necessary tax, etc.