tarnishverb
uk/ˈtɑː.nɪʃ/us/ˈtɑːr.nɪʃ/tarnish verb (METAL)
[ I or T ] to make or (especially of metal) become less bright or a different colour
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Chemistry: metals & metalworking
- amalgam
- arc welding
- brass
- cast iron
- Duralumin
- ferromagnetic
- ferromagnetism
- gilt
- hallmark
- heavy metal
- magnetic
- magneto
- metallurgy
- metalwork
- nickel-plated
- pewter
- spot-welding
- titanium
- weld
- welder
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Making things dirty & untidy
tarnish verb (GOOD OPINION)
[ T ] to make people think that someone or something is less good:
By this time a series of scandals had severely tarnished the candidate's image/reputation.
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Damaging reputation
- besmirch
- black mark
- blacken
- blot
- blot your copybook idiom
- calumniate
- dog
- drag sb's name through the mire/mud idiom
- give a dog a bad name idiom
- hurl/throw/sling mud at sb idiom
- impugn
- mud
- poison
- scurrilous
- show someone in a bad light idiom
- slander
- stab
- stain
- sully
- taint
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tarnished
adjective uk/ˈtɑː.nɪʃt/us/ˈtɑːr.nɪʃt/