Sekirov Dictionary

tarnish

UK /ˈtɑːnɪʃ/US /ˈtɑɹnɪʃ/

verb 4
noun 1
forms 6

verb4

•
To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.
- Careful storage of silver will prevent it from tarnishing.
•
To compromise, damage, soil, or sully.
- He is afraid that she will tarnish his reputation if he disagrees with her.
To use a sign, image, expression, etc. sufficiently close to a trademarked one that it brings disrepute to it.
•
(figurative) To lose its lustre or attraction; to become dull.
- Till thy fresh Glories, vvhich novv shine so bright, / Grovv Stale and Tarnish vvith our daily sight. — 1681

noun1

•
Oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air.
- 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. — 1918

forms

tarnished · tarnisht · tarnishing · tarnishes · tarnisheth · tarnishest

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