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(tɑːʳnɪʃ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense tarnishes, present participle tarnishing, past tense, past participle tarnished1. verbIf you say that something tarnishes someone's reputation or image, you mean that it causes people to have a worse opinion of them than they would otherwise have had. The affair could tarnish the reputation of the prime minister. [VERB noun] His image was tarnished by the savings and loan scandal. [VERB noun] Synonyms: damage, taint, blacken, sully More Synonyms of tarnish tarnished adjective He says he wants to improve the tarnished image of his country. 2. verbIf a metal tarnishes or if something tarnishes it, it becomes stained and loses its brightness. It never rusts or tarnishes. [VERB] Wear cotton gloves when cleaning silver, because the acid in your skin can tarnishthe metal. [VERB noun] Synonyms: stain, dull, discolour, spot More Synonyms of tarnish tarnished adjective ...its brown surfaces of tarnished brass. 3. uncountable nounTarnish is a substance which forms on the surface of some metals and which stains them orcauses them to lose their brightness. The tarnish lay thick on the inside of the ring. Synonyms: stain, taint, discoloration, spot More Synonyms of tarnish tarnish in British English (ˈtɑːnɪʃ) verb1. to lose or cause to lose the shine, esp by exposure to air or moisture resulting in surface oxidation; discolour silver tarnishes quickly 2. to stain or become stained; taint or spoil a fraud that tarnished his reputation noun3. a tarnished condition, surface, or film Derived forms tarnishable (ˈtarnishable) adjective tarnisher (ˈtarnisher) noun Word origin C16: from Old French ternir to make dull, from terne lustreless, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German tarnen to conceal, Old English dierne hidden tarnish in American English (ˈtɑrnɪʃ) verb transitive1. to dull the luster of or discolor the surface of (a metal) as by exposure to air 2. a. to besmirch or sully (a reputation, honor, etc.) b. to spoil, mar, or debase to tarnish a memory verb intransitive3. to lose luster; grow dull; discolor, as from oxidation 4. to become sullied, soiled, spoiled, marred, etc. noun5. the condition of being tarnished; dullness 6. the film of discoloration on the surface of tarnished metal Derived forms tarnishable (ˈtarnishable) adjective Word origin < Fr terniss-, inflectional stem of ternir, to make dim < MFr, prob. < OHG tarnjan, to conceal < tarni, hidden Examples of 'tarnish' in a sentencetarnish In other languagestarnish British English: tarnish VERB If you say that something tarnishes someone's reputation or image, you mean that it causes people to have a worse opinion of them than they would otherwise have had. This could tarnish their reputation. - American English: tarnish
- Brazilian Portuguese: empanar o brilho de
- Chinese: 玷污
- European Spanish: empañar
- French: ternir
- German: beflecken
- Italian: macchiare
- Japanese: >汚す名誉などを
- Korean: > 손상시키다평판 등을
- European Portuguese: macular
- Latin American Spanish: empañar
Definition (of a metal) to become stained or less bright, esp. by exposure to air or moisture It never rusts or tarnishes. Synonyms dull befoul lose lustre or shine Opposites shine , brighten , polish up Definition to damage or taint His image was tarnished by the savings and loans scandal. Synonyms drag through the mud smirch Opposites Definition a tarnished condition, surface, or film on a surface The tarnish lay thick on the inside of the ring. Additional synonymsDefinition to damage (someone's reputation) They're trying to blacken our name. Synonyms discredit, stain, disgrace, smear, knock (informal), degrade, rubbish (informal), taint, tarnish, censure, slur, slag (off) (slang), malign, reproach, denigrate, disparage, decry, vilify, slander, sully, dishonour, defile, defame, bad-mouth (slang), traduce, bring into disrepute, smirch, calumniateDefinition to spoil or tarnish She wasn't about to blemish that pristine record.Nobody wanted to blemish his reputation at that time. Synonyms dishonour, mark, damage, spot, injure, ruin, mar, spoil, stain, blur, disgrace, impair, taint, tarnish, blot, smudge, disfigure, sully, deface, blotch, besmirch, smirch Definition a defect the one blemish on an otherwise resounding success Synonyms defect, fault, weakness, stain, disgrace, deficiency, shortcoming, taint, inadequacy, dishonour, demerit Additional synonymsDefinition to cause a blemish in or on Only one memorable slip-up has blotted his career. Synonyms stain, mark, spot, spoil, disgrace, tarnish, disfigure, sully, smirch Definition a stain on one's character a blot on the reputation of the architectural profession Synonyms disgrace, spot, fault, stain, scar, defect, flaw, taint, blemish, demerit, smirch, blot on your escutcheon Definition to make or become dark or darker A storm darkened the sky. Synonyms cloud, shadow, shade, obscure, eclipse, dim, deepen, overshadow, blacken, becloud Definition to become or cause to become dim The dusk sky dims to a chilly indigo. Synonyms darken, dull, blacken, cloud over, grow dark, become leaden She has a discoloration just below the lip. Synonyms stain, mark, spot, patch, blot, blemish, blotch, splotch Definition to change in colour A tooth which has been hit hard may discolour. Synonyms stain, fade, streak, rust, tarnishDefinition to make or become dull Synonyms cloud, fade, stain, obscure, dim, darken, tarnish, sullyDefinition to become coated with a layer of rust The bolt on the door had rusted. Synonyms corrode, decay, tarnish, oxidize, become rusty Definition to make or become dirty or stained Young people don't want to do things that soil their hands. Synonyms dirty, foul, stain, smear, muddy, pollute, tarnish, spatter, sully, defile, besmirch, smirch, maculate (literary), bedraggle, befoul, begrime Definition to put stains or spots on (something) a brown shoe spotted with paint Synonyms mark, stain, dot, soil, dirty, scar, taint, tarnish, blot, fleck, spatter, sully, speckle, besmirch, splodge, splotch, mottle, smirch Additional synonymsDefinition a small mark on a surface, which has a different colour or texture from its surroundings The floorboards were covered with white spots. Synonyms mark, stain, speck, scar, flaw, taint, blot, smudge, blemish, daub, speckle, blotch, discolorationDefinition to spoil or make dirty I felt loath to sully the gleaming brass knocker by handling it. Synonyms defile, dirty, stain, spot, spoil, contaminate, pollute, taint, tarnish, blemish, befoul Definition to spoil or contaminate by an undesirable quality Rancid oil will taint the flavour. Synonyms spoil, ruin, contaminate, damage, soil, dirty, poison, foul, infect, stain, corrupt, smear, muddy, pollute, blight, tarnish, blot, blemish, sully, defile, adulterate, besmirch, vitiate, smirch |