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What is another word for
tarnishes
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▲
To lose or cause to lose luster, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture
To cause to become soiled or dirty
To cause to become damaged
To bring disrepute to, especially through aspersions
To decrease the value, character, or quality of
To lose, or cause to lose, color or brightness
To oxidize or be affected with rust
To make, or cause to be, blur or dim
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▲
Verb
▲
To lose or cause to lose luster, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture
corrodes
deteriorates
discolors
US
discolours
UK
oxidises
UK
oxidizes
US
rusts
stains
blackens
dulls
becomes discoloured
becomes dull
darkens
becomes black
loses luster
loses lustre
loses shine
loses its lustre
loses its shine
crumbles
dissolves
reacts
flakes
disintegrates
heats
burns
spoils
perishes
fragments
becomes rusty
wastes away
“Gold was valued from ancient times because it did not
tarnish
or rust like other metals.”
Verb
▲
To cause to become soiled or dirty
defiles
stains
befouls
besmirches
soils
contaminates
pollutes
spoils
spots
taints
dirties
blemishes
smirches
sullies
begrimes
blackens
grimes
muddies
smudges
injures
ruins
blots
corrupts
denigrates
discolours
UK
discolors
US
marks
smears
tars
fouls
daubs
mires
bemires
mucks
gaums
distains
darkens
poisons
debases
vitiates
spatters
blights
blotches
streaks
damages
makes dirty
adulterates
splashes
makes impure
messes up
touches
besmears
bespatters
splatters
clouds
tinges
undermines
dots
infects
splotches
degrades
bedaubs
besoils
splodges
fades
mucks up
rusts
bruises
flecks
disfigures
scars
impairs
maculates
vilifies
debauches
specks
coats
encrusts
draggles
smutches
makes unclean
disgraces
makes filthy
makes dusty
dyes
colors
US
dulls
scorches
compromises
anoints
litters
bloodies
alloys
desecrates
radioactivates
blacks
stripes
blobs
gets dirty
gets filthy
colours
UK
slushes
covers
dents
blurs
festers
plasters
slops
distorts
chars
makes mucky
trashes
imprints
defaces
bleaches
weathers
pits
impresses
notches
scuzzes up
roils
murks
riles
makes foul
speckles
beclouds
chips
scratches
nicks
cuts
scores
gashes
scrapes
mottles
washes out
makes murky
makes cloudy
chalks
inks
blazes
checks
strokes
peppers
makes black
makes blacker
clouds up
makes darker
sprinkles
freckles
sows
shoots
scatters
dapples
marbles
strews
bestrews
stipples
sprays
sploshes
pimples
studs
spreads
dabs
smothers
cakes
slaps
variegates
makes muddy
makes sooty
cakes with dirt
besprinkles
slabbers
covers thickly
rubs
makes grimy
smuts
bespeckles
cakes with mud
bestuds
cakes with soil
dusts
overlays
shades
ebonizes
patches
makes dark
makes smoky
showers
applies
faces
surfaces
pastes
musses
messes
spritzes
dashes
plashes
swashes
sloshes
covers with blotches
bedabbles
musses up
discharges
sputters
douses
dribbles
spangles
disperses
broadcasts
splutters
emits
wets
varnishes
slaps on
more ❯
“Shana shuffled forward on her knees, careful not to
tarnish
her dress as she did so on the mossy ground.”
Verb
▲
To cause to become damaged
damages
ruins
defaces
defiles
impairs
wrecks
compromises
despoils
destroys
disfigures
harms
vitiates
mangles
messes up
fouls up
louses up
makes a mess of
spoils
hurts
blemishes
injures
blights
flaws
cripples
endamages
breaks
taints
undermines
crabs
weakens
sullies
crosses up
bloodies
sabotages
ravages
vandalizes
US
trashes
debases
mutilates
totals
crushes
maims
blots
vandalises
UK
corrupts
deforms
bruises
stains
wounds
distorts
demolishes
smashes
annihilates
shatters
scratches
guts
dismantles
wrenches
roughs up
corrodes
causes detriment to
diminishes
scars
debilitates
impedes
upsets
hinders
disables
besmirches
deteriorates
worsens
enfeebles
poisons
scathes
enervates
destabilizes
US
dilapidates
jeopardizes
US
devastates
queers
prejudices
abuses
dings
tweaks
disrupts
subverts
desecrates
impoverishes
shocks
saps
pollutes
detracts from
wrongs
razes
scorches
shakes up
smirches
cracks
mucks up
jeopardises
UK
destabilises
UK
smashes up
disfeatures
knocks
dents
wreaks havoc on
molests
traumatizes
US
befouls
soils
perverts
darkens
touches
degrades
twists
colors
US
colours
UK
sours
uglifies
obliterates
traumatises
UK
annoys
nicks
tags
disserves
handles roughly
misshapes
contorts
detracts
warps
bends
does mischief to
dumps on
causes the loss of
results in damage to
causes the sacrifice of
leads to the end of
results in harm to
costs
undoes
puts a damper on
splits
maltreats
disintegrates
discolours
UK
lacerates
dirties
tears
infects
burns
rots
gnaws
rusts
discolors
US
bleaches
contaminates
fades
stabs
plays havoc with
wears away
bangs up
tampers with
does damage to
drives a nail into the coffin of
plays merry hell with
incapacitates
depresses
devitalizes
afflicts
blasts
withers
batters
inconveniences
torpedoes
takes out
interferes with
screws up
does harm to
puts out of action
throws a monkey wrench into
puts out of commission
reduces
threatens
devalues
lessens
blunts
cheapens
decreases
invalidates
devaluates
disqualifies
unfits
puts the kibosh on
makes useless
loses strength
scuppers
scotches
makes unattractive
makes ugly
pillages
plunders
brutalizes
US
brutalises
UK
sacks
has a bad effect on
has a negative effect on
desolates
depredates
spoliates
dashes
nixes
banjaxes
blows
euchres
cruels
squashes
disfashions
does for
blows a hole in
brings to naught
takes apart
cramps
balls up
ballses up
hamstrings
hampers
paralyzes
US
paralyses
UK
restricts
bankrupts
limits
stifles
rains on someone's parade
more ❯
“Read the care label to make sure that you don't burn or
tarnish
the fabric while ironing.”
Verb
▲
To bring disrepute to, especially through aspersions
sullies
slanders
defames
disgraces
debases
traduces
blots
discredits
maligns
shames
smears
stains
stigmatises
UK
stigmatizes
US
taints
vilifies
besmirches
censures
degrades
dishonours
UK
knocks
rubbishes
slurs
befouls
belittles
calumniates
decries
denigrates
disparages
reproaches
soils
asperses
assails
besmears
defiles
injures
libels
lowers
scandalises
UK
scandalizes
US
smirches
spoils
blackens
damages
embarrasses
muckrakes
spots
attacks
blotches
derides
derogates
dishonors
US
disrespects
poisons
reduces
rips
undermines
breathes on
brings discredit to
drags through the mire
drags through the mud
reflects badly on
bad-mouths
brings into disrepute
brings shame on
brings shame upon
slags off
speaks ill of
tars and feathers
does a number on
gives a black eye
rips up and down
flings mud at
slings mud at
casts a slur on
spreads scandal about
does a hatchet job on
gives a bad name
runs smear campaign
blemishes
humiliates
demeans
abases
cheapens
fouls
takes down
humbles
chastens
darkens
depraves
runs down
casts aspersions on
puts in a bad light
tears down
sinks
vilipends
touches
vitiates
perverts
blights
speaks evil of
brings shame to
tells lies about
drags down
gives a bad name to
insults
reviles
slights
slams
pans
devalues
scorches
blisters
harms
throws mud at
corrupts
blackens the name of
runs a smear campaign against
blackens someone's name
shows in a bad light
drags someone's name through the mud
debauches
bastardizes
US
pollutes
contaminates
adulterates
brands
bastardises
UK
detracts
misrepresents
badmouths
ruins
roasts
backbites
diminishes
prejudices
compromises
disfavors
US
disfavours
UK
belies
casts a slur
mortifies
desecrates
snubs
burlesques
caricatures
villainizes
puts down
reflects negatively
shoots down
shows up
slings mud
brings dishonour to
lowers the status of
damages the reputation of
takes down a peg
writes false reports about
spreads tales about
drags name through mud
muddies the reputation of
casts in a bad light
blackens the reputation of
marks wrong
harms the reputation of
alloys
dilutes
blackguards
violates
brutalizes
US
demoralizes
US
brutalises
UK
demoralises
UK
hurts
subverts
vituperates
reduces the status of
makes lose face
drags through mud
lies about
blackens the character of
offends
deprecates
deteriorates
mocks
attaints
ridicules
disregards
owns
tars
profanes
bemeans
downgrades
lessens
puts zingers on
casts slur on
loses face
depreciates
brings low
brings down
puts someone in their place
causes to lose face
makes someone eat crow
takes down a peg or two
cuts down to size
sneers
strumpets
plasters
hits
blasphemes
cuts down
casts down
spreads lies about
casts aspersion
accuses falsely
blots your copybook
vulgarizes
US
vulgarises
UK
bestializes
exposes
disesteems
detracts from
pooh-poohs
brings into disfavour
criticizes
US
condemns
criticises
UK
slates
dumps on
disses
bashes
trashes
abuses
berates
lambastes
impugns
minimizes
US
denounces
hold cheap
scorns
discounts
castigates
minimises
UK
scolds
hammers
excoriates
has a go at
cries down
takes to pieces
plays down
dismisses
undervalues
trivializes
US
underrates
lays into
rails against
inveighs against
pours scorn on
tears into
trivialises
UK
pulls apart
trash-talks
does down
hits out at
reprimands
rebukes
savages
upbraids
blasts
chides
underestimates
reproves
skewers
curses
deflates
contemns
downplays
raps
minifies
marginalizes
US
misprizes
fulminates against
jumps on
cuts to the quick
dispraises
tongue-lashes
marginalises
UK
treats lightly
scoffs at
makes light of
sneers at
talks down
picks holes in
writes off
kisses off
lambasts
chastises
monsters
accuses
scathes
potshots
belabors
US
pummels
US
demonizes
US
admonishes
demonises
UK
zings
bags
carpets
crucifies
harangues
abashes
flays
rates
lectures
disdains
understates
chagrins
slangs
belabours
UK
squashes
dresses down
bawls out
flames
pulls to pieces
discountenances
tells off
takes to task
chews out
finds fault with
rakes over the coals
rips into
calls down
conducts a smear campaign against
laughs at
laughs off
reads the riot act
speaks badly of
vituperates against
sullies the reputation of
gives someone a dressing-down
lampoons
gossips about
slags
demotes
taunts
nags
sells short
disconcerts
puts hooks in
faults
clamors against
spurns
looks down on
insinuates
makes uncomfortable
makes someone feel ashamed
persecutes
oppresses
reprobates
rides
hoses
miscalls
reams
cuts up
skins alive
calls names
blows off
cusses out
shouts at
swears at
takes apart
gives a talking-to
hits where one lives
lays down the law
rants at
scores
jaws
keelhauls
rails at
bastes
rags
crushes
subdues
objurgates
reprehends
discomfits
pitches into
ticks off
strikes
calls over the coals
punishes
scourges
trims
reams out
smothers
shellacs
cudgels
laces into
lashes into
hauls over the coals
has your knife in
slaps
slashes
squelches
pillories
shoots full of holes
takes a swipe at
quashes
withers
breaks
vanquishes
confuses
digs
jinxes
causes to feel small
makes ashamed
puts out of countenance
makes a fool of
settles someone's hash
takes the wind out of your sails
puts to shame
makes someone eat humble pie
rails
blames
lashes
growls
riles
throws brickbats at
rags on
rips up
tears a strip off
yells at
sails into
ties into
barks at
beats up on
finds fault
lights into
more ❯
“These letters contained several humorous depictions that would
tarnish
the family's reputation, perhaps irreparably.”
Verb
▲
To decrease the value, character, or quality of
debases
degrades
demeans
corrupts
abases
vitiates
cheapens
perverts
subverts
depraves
harms
lowers
deteriorates
warps
debauches
poisons
damages
blemishes
smirches
chastens
devalues
bastardises
UK
bastardizes
US
undermines
lessens
fouls
profanes
demoralises
UK
demoralizes
US
prostitutes
cripples
cankers
blackens
bemeans
debilitates
devaluates
takes down
casts down
drags down
lowers the status of
drags through the mud
reduces the status of
Verb
▲
To lose, or cause to lose, color or brightness
fades
pales
lightens
decolorizes
decolours
discolors
US
neutralises
UK
neutralizes
US
dims
discolours
UK
dulls
achromatizes
decolors
etiolates
loses color
makes pale
washes out
grows pale
loses brightness
loses luster
becomes bleached
becomes colorless
becomes lighter
becomes pale
becomes paler
loses colour
grows dim
grows dull
becomes washed out
loses lustre
whitens
bleaches
blanches
blenches
softens
faints
evanishes
goes white
snows
clears
tones down
goes pale
turns white
turns pale
makes white
peroxides
makes pallid
turns pallid
whites
becomes white
makes whiter
makes paler
removes colour from
grizzles
frosts
silvers
whitewashes
chalks
more ❯
Verb
▲
To oxidize or be affected with rust
rusts
corrodes
decays
oxidises
UK
oxidizes
US
declines
deteriorates
atrophies
rots
stagnates
corrupts
decomposes
degenerates
erodes
crumbles away
goes stale
becomes rusty
abrades
oxidates
dissolves
eats away
eats
scours
bites into
burns into
sears
eats into
burns
etches
consumes
gnaws
wastes
frets
nibbles
wears away
destroys
wears down
spoils
burns through
gnaws away
cankers
eats away at
wears
bites
bites at
flakes
impairs
gnaws away at
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make, or cause to be, blur or dim
blurs
obscures
bedims
befogs
dims
beclouds
blears
clouds
fogs
muddles
obfuscates
smudges
blackens
darkens
dislimns
fades
hazes
masks
mists
muddies
shrouds
unfocuses
unfocusses
besmears
blinds
blots
conceals
garbles
shades
shadows
smears
spots
stains
blemishes
dazes
dazzles
discolours
UK
discolors
US
distorts
glares
hides
overcasts
overclouds
overshadows
taints
confuses
makes indistinct
clouds over
makes vague
becomes dim
becomes indistinct
fuzzes up
mixes up
makes hazy
makes unclear
becomes fuzzy
becomes hazy
becomes less sharp
becomes vague
makes less distinct
muddies the waters
eclipses
represses
complicates
convolutes
misrepresents
confounds
mires
fuddles
mystifies
fuzzes
befuddles
falsifies
colours
UK
colors
US
equivocates
muddies the waters of
clouds the issue
throws up smoke screen
throws a veil over
veils
perplexes
discombobulates
adumbrates
murks
puzzles
disorients
grows dim
flummoxes
bamboozles
dulls
addles
cloaks
greys
UK
grays
US
deepens
lours
screens
clouds up
obnubilates
blots out
films
casts a shadow over
jumbles
stupefies
glooms
tangles
envelops
makes difficult
makes complex
mantles
grows dark
benights
makes dim
mists over
shields
becomes cloudy
distracts from
blocks out
films over
becomes blurred
opaques
bedarkens
extinguishes
becomes overcast
becomes gloomy
showers
becomes shaded
dusks
baffles
inumbrates
shelters
overhangs
umbrages
embroils
ravels
blocks off the light to
casts a shadow on
envelops in shadow
streaks
makes darker
blacks out
grows black
twists
entangles
rattles
bemuses
becomes black
grows blacker
turns black
grows darker
makes dark
makes a mess of
misinforms
renders uncertain
makes more difficult
confuscates
misleads
bewilders
casts a shadow
vexes
leads astray
muddies up
foxes
mazes
beats
gravels
buffaloes
makes obscure
obstructs
covers
poses
blankets
blocks
enshrouds
gets
buries
camouflages
disguises
suppresses
encases
curtains
ensconces
obliterates
stonewalls
bemists
occults
caches
pettifogs
belies
hinders
wraps
mists up
papers over
covers up
messes up
puts out of sight
blanks out
keeps out of sight
fogs over
makes cloudy
fogs up
glazes over
becomes obscure
becomes covered in condensation
becomes clouded
forms mist
becomes misty
steams
steams up
more ❯
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