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tained

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition: Affected by a substance, especially a harmful one; contaminated or polluted.

Example Sentence 1: The swimming pool had to be closed temporarily due to tained water caused by a chemical leak.

Example Sentence 2: The tained air in the industrial area posed a serious health risk to the residents living nearby.

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition: Past tense and past participle of "tane", an archaic form of "take".

Example Sentence 1: She tained the last slice of cake before anyone else could grab it.

Example Sentence 2: He tained her hand and led her onto the dance floor.

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