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tarnish
tarnish
verb
Definition of TARNISH
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable <an arrest for shoplifting tarnished her reputation for many years afterwards>
Related Words begrime, besmear, besmirch, blacken, blur, cloud, dirty, discolor, pollute, smear, smirch, smudge, smut, soil, sully, tar; abase, cheapen, debase, degrade, demean, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, foul, lower, shame, sink; bastardize, corrupt, debauch, demoralize, deprave, pervert, subvert; color, distort, twist
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