tarnish

tarnish
v
1. dull, discolor, oxidize, rust; dim, mat, fade, erode, corrode, blur; tinge, wash out, decolorize, achromatize, etiolate, blanch, blench.
2. stain, sully, dirty, soil, blemish, taint; spot, maculate, streak, smudge, smirch, besmirch, begrime; ink, speck, fleck, speckle, mark; daub, bedaub, dab, spatter, bespatter, draggle, drabble, splash, plash; blot, blotch, splotch.
3. blacken, slur, defame, dishonor, disgrace, shame; mar, injure, damage, spoil, hurt; brand, stigmatize, taint, drag through the mud, Sl. dump on; denigrate, vilify, abase, debase, degrade; calumniate, asperse, libel, slander, scandalize, impute; vitiate, pollute, corrupt, contaminate, foul.
n
4. discoloration, decoloration, oxidation; pat-ination, corrosion, erosion, fading, blur, etiolation.
5. stain, blemish, blot, patch, taint, attaint; smudge, smutch, smut, smirch, smear, splash, streak, spatter; splotch, blotch, daub, dot, spot, maculation, macula; fleck, speck, speckle, dab; flaw, disfigurement, defacement, mar.
6. stigma, brand, taint; disgrace, shame, dishonor, reproach; blot on the escutcheon, Inf. black eye, black mark, mark, badge of infamy; defilement, ignominy, odium, obloquy, turpitude; derogation, disparagement, infamy, ingloriousness; discredit, disesteem, disrepute, ill repute, bad name.

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  • Tarnish — Tar nish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tarnished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tarnishing}.] [F. ternir, fr. OHG. tarnen to darken, to conceal, hide; akin to OS. dernian to hide, AS. dernan, dyrnan, OHG. tarni hidden, OS. derni, AS. derne, dyrne. Cf. {Dern}, a.,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tarnish — is a layer of corrosion that develops over copper, brass, silver, aluminum as well as a degree of semi reactive metals as they undergo oxidation. It is analogous to rust, but with soap PreventionIn objects which are primarily for display rather… …   Wikipedia

  • Tarnish — Tar nish, v. i. To lose luster; to become dull; as, gilding will tarnish in a foul air. [1913 Webster] Till thy fresh glories, which now shine so bright, Grow stale and tarnish with our daily sight. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tarnish — Tar nish, n. 1. The quality or state of being tarnished; stain; soil; blemish. [1913 Webster] 2. (Min.) A thin film on the surface of a metal, usually due to a slight alteration of the original color; as, the steel tarnish in columbite. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tarnish — [tär′nish] vt. [< Fr terniss , inflectional stem of ternir, to make dim < MFr, prob. < OHG tarnjan, to conceal < tarni, hidden] 1. to dull the luster of or discolor the surface of (a metal) as by exposure to air 2. a) to besmirch or… …   English World dictionary

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  • tarnish — I verb asperse, befoul, blacken, blemish, blot, brand, cloud, contaminate, corrode, darken, deface, defame, degrade, denigrate, desecrate, dim, dirty, discolor, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, dull, fade, foul, inquinare, lose luster, maculate,… …   Law dictionary

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  • tarnish — [v] dirty, corrupt befoul, begrime, blacken, blemish, blot, contaminate, damage, darken, defame, defile, dim, discolor, disgrace, dull, embarrass, grime, harm, hurt, impair, injure, lose luster, lose shine, mar, muddy, pale, pollute, rust,… …   New thesaurus

  • tarnish — ► VERB 1) lose or cause to lose lustre, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture. 2) make or become less valuable or respected. ► NOUN 1) a film or stain formed on an exposed surface of a mineral or metal. 2) dullness of colour; loss …   English terms dictionary

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