- tarnishes
- tar·nish || 'tÉ‘rnɪʃ /'tÉ‘Ë- n. dullness, stain v. darken, stain
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tarnish — [[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… … English dictionary
tarnish — 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… … English dictionary
tarnish — tar|nish [ tarnıʃ ] verb 1. ) transitive if something tarnishes your reputation or image, it makes people have a worse opinion of you than they did before 2. ) intransitive or transitive if metal tarnishes, or something tarnishes it, it starts to … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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tarnish — 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.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
tarnish — 1 verb 1 (T) if an event or fact tarnishes someone s reputation, record, image etc, it makes it worse: a record tarnished by recent scandals 2 (I, T) if metals such as silver, copper (1), or brass (1) tarnish, or if something tarnishes them, they … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tarnish — [ˈtɑːnɪʃ] verb 1) [T] if something tarnishes your reputation or image, it makes people have a bad opinion of you 2) [I] if metal tarnishes, it loses its colour and becomes less shiny … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
