Tarnish

//ˈtɑːnɪʃ//

Synonyms for "tarnish" (257 found)

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Closest matches (52)

Verb(28 words)

defile stain sully ;asperse assassinate assoil backbite badmouth beclart bedaub bedirty bedizen befile befilth befoul begrime belibel beray beshit

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besmear besmirch besully bewray blacken blame blaze blemish

achromatize asperse aspersion attaint badge of infamy bar sinister baton bedaub befoul begrime benasty bend sinister besmear besmirch besmoke besoil bespatter bestain black eye black mark

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blacken blanch bleach blemish

Strong matches (77)

Related words (128)

foul fume gibbet grime hang in effigy harm heap dirt upon hurt impair imputation infect injure macula maculation macule mar mark mark of cain mess mess up

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Verb(51 words)

foul gunk gunk up infamize inquinate lampoon leaden libel maculate malign monsterize muddy oxidate oxygenize pall reproach revile scandal scunge shit talk

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6 relation types

More general

7 entries

blob blot discoloration discolouration fleck spot stain

Antonyms

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polish

etymologically related_to

2 entries

darn dern

is a

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stain

manner of

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spot

related to

25 entries

air attraction cloudy cloudy silver color compromise damage discolor discoloration dull lustre metal old old metal on silver oxidation

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Translations

56 translations across 14 languages.

Azerbaijani

1 entries

batırmaq verb (to compromise, damage, soil, or sully)

Bulgarian

2 entries

потъмняване noun (oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air)
потъмнявам verb (to oxidize or discolor due to oxidation)

Finnish

4 entries

hapettuma noun (oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air)
tummentuma noun (oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air)
hapettua verb (to oxidize or discolor due to oxidation)
liata verb (to compromise, damage, soil, or sully)

French

1 entries

ternir verb (to oxidize or discolor due to oxidation)

German

4 entries

Anlaufen noun (oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air)
Beschlagen noun (oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air)
Mattieren noun (oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air)
anlaufen verb (to oxidize or discolor due to oxidation)

Greek

1 entries

αμαυρώνω verb (to compromise, damage, soil, or sully)

Italian

2 entries

disonorare verb (to compromise, damage, soil, or sully)
infamare verb (to compromise, damage, soil, or sully)

Ottoman Turkish

3 entries

پاس noun (oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air)
چرك noun (oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air)
چامورلامق verb (to compromise, damage, soil, or sully)

Polish

4 entries

zaśniedzenie noun (oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air)
brukać verb (to compromise, damage, soil, or sully)
zaśniedzieć verb (to oxidize or discolor due to oxidation)
zbrukać verb (to compromise, damage, soil, or sully)

Portuguese

4 entries

oxidação noun (oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air)
manchar verb (to compromise, damage, soil, or sully)
ofuscar verb (to compromise, damage, soil, or sully)
oxidar verb (to oxidize or discolor due to oxidation)

Russian

4 entries

окисле́ние noun (oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air)
потускне́ние noun (oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air)
де́лать ту́склым verb (to oxidize or discolor due to oxidation)
поро́чить verb (to compromise, damage, soil, or sully)

Slovak

4 entries

poškodiť verb (to compromise, damage, soil, or sully)
poškodzovať verb (to compromise, damage, soil, or sully)
pošpiniť verb (to compromise, damage, soil, or sully)
špiniť verb (to compromise, damage, soil, or sully)

Spanish

4 entries

oxidación noun (oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air)
desdorar verb (to compromise, damage, soil, or sully)
deslustrar verb (to compromise, damage, soil, or sully)
empañar verb (to compromise, damage, soil, or sully)

Swedish

4 entries

besudla verb (to compromise, damage, soil, or sully)
fläcka verb (to compromise, damage, soil, or sully)
skada verb (to compromise, damage, soil, or sully)
skamfila verb (to compromise, damage, soil, or sully)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

He is afraid that he will tarnish his reputation if he disagrees.

Source: tatoeba (5973353)

Old love does not tarnish.

Source: tatoeba (6025450)

Sami was trying to tarnish Layla's reputation.

Source: tatoeba (6560169)

1918, Hannah Teresa Rowley, Mrs. Helen Louise (Wales) Farrell, Principles of Chemistry Applied to the Household Precipitated calcium carbonate, a very fine powdery form, is used as a basis for many tooth powders and pastes. As whiting it finds a wide use in cleaning metals of their tarnishes.

Source: wiktionary

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