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Detailed Synonyms for tarnish in English

tarnish:

to tarnish verb (tarnishes, tarnished, tarnishing)

  1. to tarnish
    to fade; to tarnish; change color
  2. to tarnish
    to tarnish; to fade away
    • tarnish verb (tarnishes, tarnished, tarnishing)
    • fade away verb (fades away, faded away, fading away)
  3. to tarnish
    – make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically 1
    to stain; to tarnish; to defile; sully; maculate
    – make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically 1
    • stain verb (stains, stained, staining)
    • tarnish verb (tarnishes, tarnished, tarnishing)
      • The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air1
    • defile verb (defiles, defiled, defiling)
    • sully verb
    • maculate verb

Conjugations for tarnish:

present
  1. tarnish
  2. tarnish
  3. tarnishes
  4. tarnish
  5. tarnish
  6. tarnish
simple past
  1. tarnished
  2. tarnished
  3. tarnished
  4. tarnished
  5. tarnished
  6. tarnished
present perfect
  1. have tarnished
  2. have tarnished
  3. has tarnished
  4. have tarnished
  5. have tarnished
  6. have tarnished
past continuous
  1. was tarnishing
  2. were tarnishing
  3. was tarnishing
  4. were tarnishing
  5. were tarnishing
  6. were tarnishing
future
  1. shall tarnish
  2. will tarnish
  3. will tarnish
  4. shall tarnish
  5. will tarnish
  6. will tarnish
continuous present
  1. am tarnishing
  2. are tarnishing
  3. is tarnishing
  4. are tarnishing
  5. are tarnishing
  6. are tarnishing
subjunctive
  1. be tarnished
  2. be tarnished
  3. be tarnished
  4. be tarnished
  5. be tarnished
  6. be tarnished
diverse
  1. tarnish!
  2. let's tarnish!
  3. tarnished
  4. tarnishing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

tarnish [the ~] nomen

  1. the tarnish
    the tarnish
  2. the tarnish
    – discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation 1
    the tarnish
    – discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation 1

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Related Definitions for "tarnish":

  1. discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation1
  2. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically1
    • The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air1