mar vs taint

mar and taint both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mar	Yes	No	Yes	No
taint	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, taint is a hyponym of mar; that is, taint is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mar:

Other hyponyms of mar include cloud, corrupt, defile, sully, blemish, deface, disfigure.

mar (noun)	taint (noun)
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)	the state of being contaminated

mar (verb)	taint (verb)
destroy or injure severely	contaminate with a disease or microorganism
make imperfect	place under suspicion or cast doubt upon