Usually means: Loses luster, typically through oxidation.
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  1. tarnishes: Merriam-Webster
  2. tarnishes: Collins English Dictionary
  3. tarnishes: Vocabulary.com
  4. tarnishes: Wordnik
  5. tarnishes: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. tarnishes: Wiktionary
  7. tarnishes: Dictionary.com
  8. tarnishes: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. tarnishes: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. tarnishes: Legal dictionary

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  1. tarnishes: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (tarnish)

noun:  Oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air.
verb:  (intransitive) To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.
verb:  (transitive) To compromise, damage, soil, or sully.
verb:  (intransitive, figurative) To lose its lustre or attraction; to become dull.
verb:  (copyright law) To use a sign, image, expression, etc. sufficiently close to a trademarked one that it brings disrepute to it.
▸ Also see tarnish


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