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tarnish
n. discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
Verbs (5)
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tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile
v. 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"
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defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch
v. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
damage
v. suffer or be susceptible to damage; "These fine china cups damage easily"
sophisticate, doctor, doctor up
v. alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol"
flaw, blemish
v. add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective
smear, blur, smudge, smutch
v. make a smudge on; soil by smudging
discolor
v. cause to lose or change color; "The detergent discolored my shirts"
streak
v. move quickly in a straight line; "The plane streaked across the sky"
streak, blotch, mottle
v. mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
stain
v. produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth"
discolor
v. lose color or turn colorless; "The painting discolored"
oxidize, oxidise, oxidate
v. add oxygen to or combine with oxygen
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