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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tar•nish /ˈtɑrnɪʃ/USA pronunciation v. - Metallurgyto (cause a metal surface to) be dull;
(cause to) be discolored: [~ + object]The salty ocean air tarnished her silver teapot.[no object]Silver tarnishes easily in salty air. - to destroy the good name of;
stain;
discredit:[~ + object]The charge of fraud tarnished the company's reputation.
n. [uncountable] - Metallurgya tarnished coating.
- Metallurgytarnished condition;
discoloration.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tar•nish (tär′nish),USA pronunciation v.t. - Metallurgyto dull the luster of (a metallic surface), esp. by oxidation;
discolor. - to diminish or destroy the purity of;
stain;
sully:The scandal tarnished his reputation.
v.i. - to grow dull or discolored;
lose luster. - to become sullied.
n. - Metallurgya tarnished coating.
- Metallurgytarnished condition;
discoloration;
alteration of the luster of a metal. - a stain or blemish.
- Gmc; compare Old High German tarni, cognate with Old Saxon derni, Old English dierne hidden, obscure; see -ish2
- Middle French terniss-, long stem of ternir to dull, deaden, derivative of terne dull, wan
- 1590–1600
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged taint, blemish, soil.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged brighten.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tarnish /ˈtɑːnɪʃ/ vb - to lose or cause to lose the shine, esp by exposure to air or moisture resulting in surface oxidation; discolour
- to stain or become stained; taint or spoil
n - a tarnished condition, surface, or film
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French ternir to make dull, from terne lustreless, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German tarnen to conceal, Old English dierne hiddenˈtarnishable adj |