01537409-v 'make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air'; V1, V2; 
 
Czech pošpinit , znesvětit
Chinese (simplified) 使 失光泽 , 使 生 金秀 , 使生金秀 , 变色 , 使失光泽 , 弄脏 , 污点
English tarnish 1 ( ⊳ ) , stain ( ⊳ ⊳ ) , defile , maculate ( ⊳ ⊳ ) , sully
Indonesian mengumuhkan , menodai , mencontengkan , kotorkan , mencemari
Italian disonorare , sporcare , contaminare , intaccare , insudiciare , offuscarsi , macchiare , infangare , appannare , insozzare , appannarsi
Japanese 穢す , 汚す
Malaysian memusamkan , menodai , mengusamkan , menjadikan kusam , menjadikan pusam , kotorkan , mencemari
Definitions
English
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air
also used metaphorically
― The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air; Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
Japanese
空気にさらすなどによって汚す、まばらにする
また、比喩的に使用される
― 銀は空気に長時間触れていた事で曇った; 彼女の評判は妻帯者との不倫で傷つけられた
Relations
Hyponym: darken
Hypernym: spot
Semantic Field: contactv
Verb Frames
Something ----s;   Somebody ----s something;   Something ----s something;  
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