1. Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
   "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"
   - stain, maculate, sully, defile

1. Discolouration of metal surface caused by oxidation

Derived forms: tarnished, tarnishing, tarnishes

Type of: blob, blot, discoloration, discolouration [Brit, Cdn], fleck, spot, stain

Encyclopedia: Tarnish

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