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Meaning tarnish meaning

What does tarnish mean?
Definitions in simple English

tarnish Noun

— The discoloration of some metals when exposed to air The tarnish on the silver tea pot must be removed.

tarnish Verb

— To discolor a metal due to exposure to the air Silver tea pots tarnish easily. Careful storage of silver will prevent it from tarnishing. — To soil, sully, damage or compromise The rumors tarnished Jane's reputation.

tarnish Adjective

— Damaged, sullied, soiled, compromised — John's tarnished reputation cost him the respect of his co-workers.

tarnish

— verb (= sully) make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man — noun discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation

Synonyms tarnish synonyms

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tarnish English » English

stain sully soil blemish taint rust discolour discolor blot smirch wanness smear maculate dullness dull dreariness dirty defile decolorize darken colourlessness undermine uncleanness sullied spot spoil smudge oxidize oxidation mark mar make turbid injure fade disturb disparage disgrace discredit dimness decolourizing decolourize decolourization decolouration decolour dazzle damage corrosion corrode contaminate canker

Topics tarnish topics

What do people use tarnish to talk about?
States Quality Good Decay

Rust
Universe, creation World Substance, matter

Metal
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sorry

Ashamed
Social behavior Behavior Do good to Meddle

Spoil

Conjugation tarnish conjugation

How do you conjugate tarnish?

tarnish · verb

Examples tarnish examples

How do I use tarnish in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Old love does not tarnish.

Movie subtitles

Besides, don't you think having a blind man like me help you would tarnish the reputation of the Iioka gang?
They let them tarnish.
Don't cream on 'em. They'll tarnish.
One day, time. will tarnish your charms.
As for Robin Hood, the hero of the people the image that will Carnac tarnish.
Beyond their reach, where their touch can't tarnish us.
That their touch can't tarnish us.
Don't tarnish my father's memory.
I don't want to rule over people living on their knees, to tarnish their souls with lies and deceit, forcing them to comply to strangers.
In order to tarnish our good name.
You cannot tarnish a rusted blade.
Yeah. I can make it happen and you won't even tarnish your wedding ring.
You'll tarnish the halo.
They suggest our concern for the boy might perhaps tarnish the reputation of Lord Nelson.
It's awful to tarnish the memory of a poor dead man this way.
Something's got to be done to tarnish him or he'll share England's throne.
And especially for that you shouldn't tarnish his greatest bliss, the love of his wife.
Brass buttons would tarnish so quickly.
You'll tarnish my necklace.
I don't know why they want to frame me, and tarnish my name!
Come, now, Mr. Steele. Don't tarnish your performance now.
Even charity. - Temporary. As for Robin Hood, the hero of the people the image that will Carnac tarnish.
He was just a tool of Dr. Slag PhD and Professor Holt programmed to wreak havoc on Tromaville And tarnish my reputation.
Charity will just tarnish that effort.
Will rub tarnish off silverware myself.
Far be it from us to tarnish the memory of this holy man.
I can make it happen and you won't even tarnish your wedding ring.
Good work getting all the tarnish off.
If you feel it would tarnish your image, I'll tell Vicki you decided to pass.
And as I understand it, if Mr. Horowitz so desired. he could tarnish your reputation so thoroughly that within a week. you would be out on the street corner hawking watches out of a suitcase.
An inner drawer, it doesn't tarnish so easily.

News and current affairs

When we try to impose democracy, we tarnish it.
Moreover, many Muslims misread the term as an attack on Islam, which was not America's intent, but fit Bin Laden's efforts to tarnish perceptions of the US in key Muslim countries.

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