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Tarnish
🗂️ Topic: #vocabulary
🔊 Transcription:
- /ˈtɑː.nɪʃ/
- /ˈtɑːr.nɪʃ/
📝 Meaning:
- to make or become less bright or less valuable, or to damage the reputation of something or someone
🇺🇦 - потемніти/ робити або ставати менш яскравим чи менш цінним, або пошкоджувати репутацію чогось або когось
📚 Examples:
• The silverware had started to tarnish due to exposure to moisture.
• The scandal did nothing to tarnish his reputation as a skilled engineer.
• It's going to tarnish what I'm trying to establish with the brand.
• Time seemed to tarnish the memory of that once glorious victory.