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tarnish
[ tahr-nish ]
verb (used with object)
- to dull the luster of (a metallic surface), especially by oxidation; discolor.
Antonyms:
- to diminish or destroy the purity of; stain; sully:
The scandal tarnished his reputation.
Synonyms: , ,
verb (used without object)
- to grow dull or discolored; lose luster.
- to become sullied.
noun
- a tarnished coating.
- tarnished condition; discoloration; alteration of the luster of a metal.
- a stain or blemish.
tarnish
/ ˈɑːɪʃ /
verb
- to lose or cause to lose the shine, esp by exposure to air or moisture resulting in surface oxidation; discolour
silver tarnishes quickly
- to stain or become stained; taint or spoil
a fraud that tarnished his reputation
noun
- a tarnished condition, surface, or film
Derived Forms
- ˈٲԾ, adjective
- ˈٲԾ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ٲn·· adjective
- t·ٲn adjective
- t·ٲn·ing adjective
- non·ٲn·· adjective
- ԴDz·ٲn adjective
- ԴDz·ٲn·Բ adjective
- un·ٲn·· adjective
- ܲ·ٲn adjective
- ܲ·ٲn·Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of tarnish1
Example Sentences
Benn has since been cleared to fight and denies intentionally doping, but the scandal has tarnished his reputation.
It’s an anticlimactic return that feels more intended to scrub the remaining tarnish from her image than it does to induct her back into Vanderpump’s fold.
After years spent tarnishing her brand with rampant trans-exclusionary takes, she’s assured that her writing won’t define her legacy; her flagrant cowardice will.
Wilkinson said Garcia’s deportation threatens to “reduce the rule of law to lawlessness and tarnish the very values for which Americans of diverse views and persuasions have always stood.”
Fine's tarnished rep in the Sunshine State comes back to the way he has carried himself in office.
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