Definition:
- (a.) To soil, or change the appearance of, especially by an alternation induced by the air, or by dust, or the like; to diminish, dull, or destroy the luster of; to sully; as, to tarnish a metal; to tarnish gilding; to tarnish the purity of color.
- (v. i.) To lose luster; to become dull; as, gilding will tarnish in a foul air.
- (n.) The quality or state of being tarnished; stain; soil; blemish.
- (n.) 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.
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distain vs. tarnish
tainted vs. tarnish
ruin vs. tarnish
garnish vs. tarnish
stainer vs. tarnish
contaminate vs. tarnish
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attraction vs. tarnish
lustre vs. tarnish
compromise vs. tarnish
damage vs. tarnish
sully vs. tarnish
soil vs. tarnish
discolor vs. tarnish
oxidize vs. tarnish
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metal vs. tarnish
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besmirch vs. tarnish
blemish vs. tarnish
calumny vs. tarnish
blacken vs. tarnish
stain vs. tarnish
dirty vs. tarnish