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    TARNISH

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidationplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

    Hypernyms ("tarnish" is a kind of...):

    discoloration; discolouration; stain (a soiled or discolored appearance)

    Derivation:

    tarnish (make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically)

     II. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they tarnish  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it tarnishes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: tarnished  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: tarnished  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: tarnishing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphoricallyplay

    Example:

    Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man

    Synonyms:

    defile; maculate; stain; sully; tarnish

    Classified under:

    Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

    Hypernyms (to "tarnish" is one way to...):

    blob; blot; fleck; spot (make a spot or mark onto)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tarnish"):

    darken (tarnish or stain)

    Sentence frames:

    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something

    Derivation:

    tarnish (discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation)

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