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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tarnish \Tar"nish\, v. i.
     To lose luster; to become dull; as, gilding will tarnish in a
     foul air.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Till thy fresh glories, which now shine so bright,
           Grow stale and tarnish with our daily sight. --Dryden.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tarnish \Tar"nish\, n.
     1. The quality or state of being tarnished; stain; soil;
        blemish.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Min.) A thin film on the surface of a metal, usually due
        to a slight alteration of the original color; as, the
        steel tarnish in columbite.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tarnish \Tar"nish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tarnished; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Tarnishing.] [F. ternir, fr. OHG. tarnen to darken,
     to conceal, hide; akin to OS. dernian to hide, AS. dernan,
     dyrnan, OHG. tarni hidden, OS. derni, AS. derne, dyrne. Cf.
     Dern, a., and see -ish.]
     To soil, or change the appearance of, especially by an
     alternation induced by the air, or by dust, or the like; to
     diminish, dull, or destroy the luster of; to sully; as, to
     tarnish a metal; to tarnish gilding; to tarnish the purity of
     color. ``Tarnished lace.'' --Fuller. Used also figuratively;
     as, to tarnish one's honor.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To sully; stain; dim.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Tarnish \Tar"nish\, v. i.
     To lose luster; to become dull; as, gilding will tarnish in a
     foul air.
  
           Till thy fresh glories, which now shine so bright, Grow
           stale and tarnish with our daily sight.  --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Tarnish \Tar"nish\, n.
     1. The quality or state of being tarnished; stain; soil;
        blemish.
  
     2. (Min.) A thin film on the surface of a metal, usually due
        to a slight alteration of the original color; as, the
        steel tarnish in columbite.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Tarnish \Tar"nish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tarnished; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Tarnishing.] [F. ternir, fr. OHG. tarnen to darken,
     to conceal, hide; akin to OS. dernian to hide, AS. dernan,
     dyrnan, OHG. tarni hidden, OS. derni, AS. derne, dyrne. Cf.
     Dern, a., and see -ish.]
     To soil, or change the appearance of, especially by an
     alternation induced by the air, or by dust, or the like; to
     diminish, dull, or destroy the luster of; to sully; as, to
     tarnish a metal; to tarnish gilding; to tarnish the purity of
     color. ``Tarnished lace.'' --Fuller. Used also figuratively;
     as, to tarnish one's honor.
  
     Syn: To sully; stain; dim.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  tarnish
       n : discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
       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" [syn: stain, maculate,
            sully, defile]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tarnish
     Αγγλικά vb.
     λερώνω, λερώνομαι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tarnish
     n.
     oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed
  to air.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.
     2 (lb en transitive) To compromise#Verb, damage#Verb, soil#Verb, or
  sully.
     3 (lb en intransitive figurative) To lose its lustre or attraction;
  to become dull.
     4 (lb en copyright) To use a sign, image, expression, etc.
  sufficiently close to a trademark one that it brings disrepute to it.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  tarnish
     n.
     oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed
  to air.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.
     2 (lb en transitive) To compromise#Verb, damage#Verb, soil#Verb, or
  sully.
     3 (lb en intransitive figurative) To lose its lustre or attraction;
  to become dull.
     4 (lb en copyright) To use a sign, image, expression, etc.
  sufficiently close to a trademark one that it brings disrepute to it.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  tarnish
     n.
     oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed
  to air.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.
     2 (lb en transitive) To compromise#Verb, damage#Verb, soil#Verb, or
  sully.
     3 (lb en intransitive figurative) To lose its lustre or attraction;
  to become dull.
     4 (lb en copyright) To use a sign, image, expression, etc.
  sufficiently close to a trademark one that it brings disrepute to it.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  tarnish
     n.
     oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed
  to air.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.
     2 (lb en transitive) To compromise#Verb, damage#Verb, soil#Verb, or
  sully.
     3 (lb en intransitive figurative) To lose its lustre or attraction;
  to become dull.
     4 (lb en copyright) To use a sign, image, expression, etc.
  sufficiently close to a trademark one that it brings disrepute to it.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tarnish
     Englanti vb.
     1 liata, tahrata
     2 tummua, tummentua

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tarnish
     Engelska vb.
     besudla

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Tarnish /tˈɑːnɪʃ/
  الشائبة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  tarnish //ˈtɑɹnɪʃ// //ˈtɑːnɪʃ// 
  потъмняване
  oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  tarnish //ˈtɑɹnɪʃ// //ˈtɑːnɪʃ// 
  потъмнявам
  to oxidize or discolor due to oxidation

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  tarnish /tˈɑːnɪʃ/ 
  matnost

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  tarnish /tˈɑːnɪʃ/ 
  pošpinit