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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tarnish \Tar"nish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tarnished}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Tarnishing}.] [F. ternir, fr. OHG. tarnen to darken,
     to conceal, hide; akin to OS. dernian to hide, AS. dernan,
     dyrnan, OHG. tarni hidden, OS. derni, AS. derne, dyrne. Cf.
     {Dern}, a., and see {-ish}.]
     To soil, or change the appearance of, especially by an


     alternation induced by the air, or by dust, or the like; to
     diminish, dull, or destroy the luster of; to sully; as, to
     tarnish a metal; to tarnish gilding; to tarnish the purity of
     color. "Tarnished lace." --Fuller. Used also figuratively;
     as, to tarnish one's honor.
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     Syn: To sully; stain; dim.
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