tarnish

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
• Hypernyms:
stain, discoloration, discolouration

II - verb

make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air;
also used metaphorically (Freq. 1)
- 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
• Derivationally related forms:
macula (for: maculate), maculation (for: maculate), stain (for: stain)
• Hypernyms:
spot, fleck, blob, blot
• Hyponyms:
darken
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  stain, maculate, sully, defile