tarnish
11tarnish — [ tɑːnɪʃ] luxuriously plainly tastefully to tarnish elegantly (D; tr.) ( to provide ) to tarnish with (can you tarnish us with the necessary information?) (D; tr.) ( to supply with furniture ) to tarnish with (they tarnished the room with very… …
12tarnish — {{11}}tarnish (n.) 1713, from TARNISH (Cf. tarnish) (v.). {{12}}tarnish (v.) 1590s, from prp. stem of M.Fr. ternir dull the luster or brightness of, make dim (15c.), probably from O.Fr. terne (adj.) dull, dark, from a Germanic source cognate with …
13tarnish — tar|nish1 [ˈta:nıʃ US ˈta:r ] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: ternir to make dull ] 1.) [T] if an event or fact tarnishes someone s ↑reputation, record, image etc, it makes it worse ▪ His regime was tarnished by human rights abuses. 2.) …
14tarnish — [[t]tɑ͟ː(r)nɪʃ[/t]] tarnishes, tarnishing, tarnished 1) VERB If you say that something tarnishes someone s reputation or image, you mean that it causes people to have a worse opinion of them than they would otherwise have had. [V n] The affair… …
15tarnish — 1. verb 1) gold does not tarnish easily Syn: discolor, rust, oxidize, corrode, stain, dull, blacken Ant: polish, brighten 2) it tarnished his reputation Syn …
16tarnish — 1. verb 1) gold does not tarnish easily Syn: discolour, rust, oxidize, corrode, stain, dull, blacken 2) it tarnished his reputation Syn: sully, blacken, stain, blemish …
17tarnish — UK [ˈtɑː(r)nɪʃ] / US [ˈtɑrnɪʃ] verb Word forms tarnish : present tense I/you/we/they tarnish he/she/it tarnishes present participle tarnishing past tense tarnished past participle tarnished 1) [transitive] if something tarnishes your reputation… …
18tarnish — 1. noun Oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air. 2. verb a) To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation. Careful storage of silver will prevent it from tarnishing …
19tarnish — verb 1 become/make sth less bright ADVERB ▪ badly ▪ The mirror had tarnished quite badly. ▪ slightly 2 spoil sth ADVERB ▪ severely …
20tarnish — verb 1》 lose or cause to lose lustre, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture. 2》 make less valuable or respected: they make up negative stories to tarnish my image. noun loss of brightness. ↘a film or stain formed on an exposed… …
