Main Entry:

¹blem·ish

Pronunciation:

\ˈble-mish\

Function:

transitive verb

Etymology:

Middle English blemisshen, to damage, injure, sully, from Anglo-French blemiss-, stem of blemir, blesmir, from Old French, literally, to make pale by wounding, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German blasros horse with a blaze, Old Norse blesi blaze — more at blaze

Date:

14th century

: to spoil by a flaw